American band OneRepublic performs on 2025 Spring Festival Gala

American pop rock band OneRepublic performed one of their most famous hits during the 2025 Spring Festival Gala which was broadcast live on Tuesday.

From the stage of one the gala's sub-venues in Wuhan of central China, the American band delivered a passionate performance of their popular single 'Counting Stars' in front of the city's Yellow Crane Tower.

The group previously shared their excitement at being a part of the gala, which is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's most-watched annual TV program. The group also extended Chinese New Year wishes to all the Chinese people in a post on their official account on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.

The annual gala, also known as "Chunwan", was first broadcast in 1983 and is seen as a major cultural symbol for Spring Festival celebrations in China. The hours-long television extravaganza attracts over a billion views every year.

The 2025 Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, falls on Wednesday this year, ushering in the Year of the Snake.

China on Tuesday sent the Yaogan-50 01 remote sensing satellite into space.

Launched at 22:16 (Beijing Time) aboard a modified version of the Long March-6 rocket, the satellite has entered planned orbit, according to the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.

It will be used for national land surveys, crop yield estimation, and disaster prevention and mitigation.