China Media Group (CMG)'s iconic Spring Festival Gala completed its third major rehearsal on Saturday, with all four sub-venues making their debut appearance to bring diverse regional splendors to the nation's most anticipated televised celebration of the Chinese New Year.
The gala's organizers say performances across genres are becoming ever more polished, with each show brimming with festive joy and the vibrant spirit of the new year.
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Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Beneath the radiant lights, the main gala venue in Beijing blended creative innovations and fresh expressions. Meanwhile, the rehearsal featured coordinated performances from Harbin in the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, Yiwu in Zhejiang Province and Hefei in Anhui Province, both in east China, as well as Yibin in Sichuan Province in southwest China. Each of the four sub-venues offered their own unique flair, creating an enchanting visual journey across China's varied landscapes and cultural traditions.
This year's Spring Festival Gala is set to deliver a mesmerizing spectacle on Chinese New Year's Eve, which falls on February 16, marking a cherished occasion for families to gather and celebrate the most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar.
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
Four cities join Beijing in dazzling rehearsal for CMG 2026 Spring Festival Gala
The 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting concluded in east China's Suzhou on Saturday, yielding fruitful results and laying significant groundwork for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November.
The trade ministers' meeting focused on "building an open and predictable regional and multilateral economic and trade order" and "fostering new engines of innovative and dynamic trade and investment cooperation."
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao briefed the media on the meeting's outcomes at a press conference.
Wang said the meeting issued a joint statement titled the Suzhou Statement, and approved the latest edition of the APEC Roadmap for Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services.
All parties agreed to advance policy innovation and reform in services trade, build an open and predictable investment environment, improve regional trade facilitation and supply chain resilience, strengthen standards coordination, and enhance intellectual property protection, Wang told the media.
He also said that substantial progress was made on a framework document for regional digital trade cooperation and the ministers emphasized promoting inclusive AI development, strengthening AI-related trade, and bridging the digital divide to ensure shared benefits from digital transformation.
The minister noted that the outcomes of the meeting demonstrated strong cooperation willingness, highlighted an innovation-oriented approach, and reflected inclusiveness and shared benefits. "The fact that Asia-Pacific economies can come together, uphold the original aspiration of promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation while supporting economic growth and prosperity, and engage in in-depth discussions on the important issue of 'where multilateral and regional economic and trade cooperation is headed,' fully demonstrates that open regionalism and true multilateralism enjoy broad support, and that mutual success and shared development serve the fundamental interests of all economies," Wang said.
2026 APEC trade ministers' meeting concludes with fruitful results
