CMG unveils host line-up for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

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

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng said on Monday that China welcomes foreign enterprises including Warburg Pincus and long-term capital to continue expanding their investment in China and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with China.

He, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Timothy Geithner, now chairman of Warburg Pincus.

The vice premier said that China is fully implementing the guiding principles of the fourth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, in accordance with the suggestions and arrangements of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and advancing the building of a unified national market, unswervingly expanding high-level opening-up and promoting high-quality economic development.

For his part, Geithner said that he is optimistic about the prospects of China's economic development, and Warburg Pincus is willing to continue to deepen its presence in the Chinese market and promote the deepening of economic and trade cooperation between the United States and China.

China welcomes foreign enterprises, long-term capital to continue expanding investment in China: vice premier