The China Media Group's (CMG) Spring Festival Gala for global overseas Chinese is set to air on Wednesday, the first day of the Year of the Snake.
The gala will begin at 19:30 on the CCTV-4 channel. Themed "wishes from across oceans", the gala consists of three chapters: "common spring", "homesick overseas Chinese", "Chinese New Year celebrations".
"I will sing two songs at the gala. One of them is Restless Heart. I chose this song because many people cannot go home on the Spring Festival. Taking myself as an example, I miss home the most during festivals. So, this song expresses the feelings of a traveler in a foreign land," said Chiang Yu-heng, a famous singer.
Highlighting the idea that all Chinese people in the world share the same culture and the same aspiration, the gala will present small stories of overseas Chinese to arouse the common emotions of Chinese people at home and abroad.
"When arranging the programs, we focused on the theme of common spring for people all over the world, as overseas Chinese are at all corners of the world. And 'common spring' means to celebrate and welcome the spring season together, embodying the celebration nature of the gala," said Yang Qifang, head scriptwriter of the gala.
The gala will also involve folk customs, intangible cultural heritages in the innovative programs, showing the charm of traditional Chinese culture to global viewers while creating a strong festive vibe.
Overseas Chinese Spring Festival Gala to air
Overseas Chinese Spring Festival Gala to be aired
Uruguay's Ambassador to China Anibal Cabral said China's five-year plan should be examined closely as a "basic input" to understand how the world will develop when talking about the significance of China's "two sessions" in a recent interview with China Central Television.
The "two sessions," or the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), are currently being held in Beijing. The draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for China's national economic and social development was submitted to the fourth session of the 14th NPC for review on March 5.
Cabral said Uruguay is paying close attention to the new five-year plan, highlighting the growing ties between the two countries. He shared his views about China's development blueprint and its global importance.
"China has been Uruguay's main trading partner for the past 14 years, both for exports and imports. Of course, since it is a planned economy with five-year plans, we are always very interested in studying them. In fact, many staff members at the Ministry of Economy asked me to obtain a copy of the five-year plan so they could study it. What can we see in the five-year plan? The modernization of China, the rejuvenation of its population, and its development. It includes some of the highest planned growth rates today -- around 5 percent. But above all, it also emphasizes the consolidation of its domestic market and internal economy. The growth of income among the Chinese population is very important, as it creates a consumer base for the entire world and a very advantageous market. We should also highlight the developments China has achieved in green economy," he said.
Cabral also stressed China's positive role in promoting global stability, suggesting that China's five-year plans are good references to studying future development trends.
"It is a very uncertain world, with many changes, but China provides us with stability. With China, Uruguay shares very important principles in the international arena, especially the promotion of multilateralism, respect for international rules, and compliance with the regulations of the World Trade Organization -- topics on which Uruguay and China share a vision. This vision is part of a broader goal of a more multipolar, more democratic world with stronger global governance. I believe that nowadays, because of China's importance, most economists, politicians and international analysts are studying the Chinese five-year plan and examining it closely as a basic input to understand how the world will develop in the next five years," said the ambassador.
Uruguay's Ambassador calls China's five-year plan "basic input" to understand future world development
