In April 1942, over war-torn Zhejiang, China, strangers fell from the sky: American airmen who had just bombed Tokyo. The villagers below didn't know who they were, but they knew what had to be done: show courage, and choose compassion over fear. Risking their lives, ordinary Chinese citizens helped rescue these stranded "Doolittle Raiders." In one of history's darkest chapters, humanity's light endured. Join Melinda Liu, daughter of rescuer Tung-Sheng Liu, as she shares this extraordinary story of shared humanity, bridging cultures, generations, and time.
Shared humanity and the Doolittle Raiders' rescue
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
