The China Media Group (CMG) on Sunday announced the host line-up for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala, with five experienced hosts at its headquarters in Beijing and eight joining in from the four sub-venues.
The constellation at the main venue includes Ren Luyu, Sa Beining, Neghmet Raxman, Long Yang and Ma Fanshu, who will host the gala on January 28, the eve of the 2025 Chinese Lunar New Year, which will be a Year of the Snake.
The Spring Festival Gala, also known as "Chunwan" in Chinese, has been seen as a major cultural symbol for the Chinese New Year celebrations in China since its debut in 1983. As a cherished tradition, it unites families and friends to enjoy a show of songs, dances, comic sketches, operas and folk arts, and is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's most-watched TV program.
A multi-venue plan has been adopted since 2016. This year, the organizer has selected Chongqing Municipality in southwest China, Wuhan, the capital city of central China's Hubei Province, Lhasa of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, and Wuxi in east China's Jiangsu Province as sub-venues.
Zhang Tao and He Miaomiao will host the show from Chongqing, while Yang Fan and Chen Chao will be at the venue in Wuhan, Zhu Xun and Stroob will join in from Lhasa, and Wang Yinqi and Li Hao will appear at Wuxi sub-venue.
CMG unveils host line-up for 2025 Spring Festival Gala
China has delivered tangible results since its accession to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) one year ago, said scholars and industry insiders at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the PSMA's entry into force in Shanghai on Friday.
The agreement, which took effect in China in April last year, is the first binding international agreement to specifically target illegal fishing, by preventing vessels engaged in such fishing from using ports to land their catches.
At the anniversary event, attendees highlighted China's progress in implementing the treaty. "The first batch of 23 designated ports open to foreign-flagged fishing vessels has been identified, spanning eight provincial coastal areas including Tianjin," said Xia Liang, a professor from Shanghai Ocean University, when delivering a speech at the event.
In addition to the concrete measures, China has actively fulfilled its obligations under the agreement over the past year.
"By joining the PSMA and taking action, China has shown its responsibility and commitment as a responsible fishing nation. In fact, even before joining, China's distant-water fleet had already been following the conservation rules set by regional fisheries organizations," said Zhao Gang, executive vice president of the China Overseas Fisheries Association.
China's fishing industry has long embraced responsible and sustainable practices, while academic institutions are also contributing to these efforts, with Shanghai Ocean University now serving as the national contact point for the PSMA.
"By linking research teams, industry bodies, international organizations, and practitioners, we can move academic research from 'on the page' to 'in action,'" said the Shanghai Ocean University President Hu Wei.
The Chinese government deposited its instrument of accession to the PSMA to the FAO on March 17 last year, one month before its accession.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said previously that the accession represents China's action to practice true multilateralism, and demonstrates the concrete effort of China to advance global ocean governance and uphold international maritime order.
China delivers tangible results since accession to PSMA: experts
