President Xi Jinping delivered his 2026 New Year message, emphasizing the need for solid work to promote high-quality development and deepen reform and opening-up to achieve prosperity for all in China.

• China's economic output is expected to reach 140 trillion yuan ($20 trillion) in 2025.
• President Xi Jinping called for global cooperation to advance peace and development, highlighting China's commitment to a community with a shared future for humanity.
• Breakthroughs in AI models and semiconductor chip research and development have made China one of the fastest-growing innovation economies.