CMG Spring Festival gala promo screened in UK

The promotional video of China Media Group (CMG)'s 2026 Spring Festival Gala was screened at the annual Chinese New Year gala held by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association UK (CSSAUK) in London on Thursday evening.

Chinese ambassador to Britain Zheng Zeguang attended the event and sent warm greetings to the Chinese students and scholars in the country.

Addressing the event, Zheng encouraged the students to pursue their studies to serve China, striving to contribute to the Chinese modernization, promote Chinese culture, and advance China-Britain friendship.

The Spring Festival Gala promotional video captivated the attention of the guests at the event with its compelling performance, vividly displaying the cultural essence of the Chinese New Year and the vitality of China.

Many attendees said that the video offered an opportunity for them to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural heritage and festive atmosphere embodied by the Spring Festival.

"I know that it [the Spring Festival] has to do with preparing lots of food and going to see family and friends. And it goes on for about two weeks, people traveling all over and because they really do want to go home and see their family and friends," said Ronald Anderson, Emeritus Professor of Finance at London School of Economics and Political Science.

"It's incredible. [With] the fact that you can see so many of the different ethnicities and they've all prepared their own little parts with such complexity, I was truly in awe," said Lucy, student at University College London.

The Spring Festival, or the Chinese New Year, is the most important traditional holiday for the Chinese people, and watching the Spring Festival Gala on television is a cherished part of the celebrations in hundreds of millions of Chinese homes.

This year's Spring Festival Gala will be broadcast live around the world on the Chinese New Year's Eve on February 16.

CMG Spring Festival gala promo screened in UK

CMG Spring Festival gala promo screened in UK

CMG Spring Festival gala promo screened in UK

CMG Spring Festival gala promo screened in UK

China attaches great importance to the development of China-Singapore relations, and is willing to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, promote practical cooperation in various fields, and enhance people-to-people exchanges with Singapore, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when holding talks with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan in Beijing.

Noting that over the past year, under the strategic guidance of leaders of the two countries and joint efforts of both sides, the all-round high-quality and future-oriented partnership between China and Singapore has maintained a good momentum, Wang urged the two countries to continue to enhance strategic communication, increase mutual trust, jointly address the ever-emerging global challenges at present, and safeguard the overall situation of regional peace and stability.

Wang said that maintaining the security of global industrial and supply chains and the smooth flow of maritime navigation is in the common interests of the international community, and China is willing to continue to make efforts to this end.

Noting that Singapore is an important ASEAN member and will assume ASEAN's rotating presidency next year, Wang said China expects the Singaporean side to continue playing an active role in promoting China-ASEAN cooperation.

Balakrishnan said Singapore highly values its relations with China, adheres to the one-China policy, and firmly opposes "Taiwan independence."

Singapore is willing to maintain close high-level exchanges with China, promote practical cooperation in various fields, carry out key cooperation projects of both sides, and promote regional connectivity, he said.

Singapore is ready to promote greater progress in ASEAN-China comprehensive strategic partnership, support the Global Development Initiative, and uphold multilateralism and free trade, and is willing to work with China to make joint efforts in promoting world peace, development and prosperity, he added.

China ready to promote practical cooperation with Singapore: Chinese FM