China's contribution to coping with climate change is obvious to all, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Thursday.
Guo made the statement in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks about wind turbines made in China.
"China has established the most complete policy framework for carbon emissions reduction and the largest renewable energy system in the world, and actively shared the fruits of green development. The installed capacity of wind power in China has ranked first in the world for 15 consecutive years. By the end of November 2025, China's installed capacity of wind power exceeded 600 million kilowatts. During the 14th Five-year Plan period (2021-2025), the wind power and photovoltaic products China exported to other countries reduced their carbon emissions by about 4.1 billion tons. China's contribution to coping with climate change and promoting the global development and application of renewable energy is obvious to all," Guo said.
"As a responsible developing country, China stands ready to work with all parties to continuously advance the global transition to green and low-carbon development, and jointly build a clean and beautiful world," said Guo.
China's contribution to addressing climate change obvious to all: spokesman
The promotional video of the China Media Group (CMG)'s 2026 Spring Festival Gala made its debut on Jan 18 at the Table Tennis Bundesliga (TTBL), attracting widespread attention in Berlin, the capital of Germany. It was a highly anticipated match between Borussia Düsseldorf, a club having won the Bundesliga championship for many times, and Fulda-Maberzell, the runner-up of the 2026 German Cup final.
The promotional video was played on a loop during the intense match, creating festive atmosphere in the venue.
"The Spring Festival is an important and happy time. It is a special day for Chinese people all over the world. People like to get together to watch TV and enjoy this moment. I heard from my parents that there is a very famous program called the Spring Festival Gala, which attracts hundreds of millions of viewers every year. I will remind my friends to watch it and I'm also looking forward to seeing it this year," said Qiu Dang, a German-Chinese table tennis player.
"The Chinese Spring Festival Gala is a grand festival feast and is also very important in Germany and Europe. I'm really looking forward to the gala and hope to enter the Year of the Horse together with my Chinese friends," said Johannes Hodes, deputy manager of Fulda-Maberzell.
Andreas Preuss, manager of Borussia Düsseldorf, said that he has made many Chinese friends in both work and life. Sports, especially table tennis, can effectively bring people from different countries closer together and deepen the friendship between the Chinese and German people, according to him.
"Sports bring people together, especially table tennis. We call it table tennis because to enjoy its fun, both sides need to participate, one stands for China and the other Germany. I sincerely wish for world peace and especially extend my most heartfelt new year's greetings to the Chinese people. Happy Year of the Horse. May the friendship between Germany and China last forever," he said.
"To all the Chinese people, especially the table tennis fans, I wish you all the best for the new year. Happy Spring Festival. Hopefully the new year will be a good one for all of you," said Timo Boll, a German table tennis veteran.
"I wish all my Chinese friends a happy year of the Horse!" said Hodes.
Known as "Chunwan" in Chinese, the gala has been broadcast live annually since 1983 and is regarded as a major cultural symbol for the Chinese New Year celebrations in China. This year's gala will air on Feb 16, the eve of the Chinese New Year.
The gala has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the most-watched annual television program worldwide. Just over a year ago, the Spring Festival itself was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala promo debuts in Germany's Bundesliga
