Eight Chinese Olympic champions visited southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region from July 17 to 22, helping inspire athleticism among local people.
In Nyingchi City and Lhasa City, the eight gold medalists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games shared their stories with local people of different ethnic groups, students and military troops, who were greatly uplifted by their achievements and relentless perseverance.
"It's a great honor to have face-to-face interactions with the Olympic champions and feel their sporting spirit, which inspires me to maintain an indomitable spirit when facing challenges in study or work," said Padma Rigzin, a local university student.
Chinese Olympic champions inspire sporting spirit in Xizang
China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.
The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.
According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.
In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.
China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025
