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At 20:00 on February 16, China Central Radio and Television Station's "2026 Spring Festival Gala", a "happy, auspicious and joyful" cultural feast, arrived as scheduled. The entire evening party went smoothly with climaxes one after another, integrating cultural flavor, technological sense and international style into a touching "New Year Movement", accompanying Chinese and overseas friends around the world to spend the Chinese Year of reunion, beauty and high-spirited progress.

According to preliminary statistics, as of 24:00 on February 16, the all-media live broadcast of China Central Radio and Television Station's "2026 Spring Festival Gala" has reached a total of 677 million users, and the number of live on-demand broadcasts on new media has been 13.5 billion times. The total number of live video broadcasts played by the main station's own client reached 578 million times, an increase of 53.39 million times compared with last year. The mentions of the Spring Festival Gala related to new productivity accounted for 23.78%, an increase of 8.88 times compared with the same period last year. The cumulative proportion of young people’s all-media live broadcasts reached 43.7%, a year-on-year increase of 10%.

Overseas influence further expanded. The Spring Festival Gala has been launched in nearly 4,000 overseas media outlets, a year-on-year increase of 37.95%. The number of live video views on CCTV’s overseas social platforms reached 87.29 million times, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20%.

The most melodious melody of the Spring Festival Gala comes from the Chinese context that has been passed down from generation to generation. "The Beginning of Spring" sings the renewal and vitality of everything in the poetic spring scenery. The creative singing show "Hello to the Flower Gods" and "Twelve Flower Gods" take the audience to travel through different time and space, and immerse themselves in the seasonal rhythms and oriental connotations of the changing seasons. The dancers who came from the thousand-year-old murals recreate the meandering music and dance of Feitian in "Ancient Rhythm of the Silk Road". In the opera "Spring Light Full of the Liyuan", four generations of old, middle-aged, young and old sang on the same stage. Peking Opera, Henan Opera, Yue Opera, Cantonese Opera and Ping Opera gathered together to showcase the flourishing art of opera.

In Chinese culture, the horse is a symbol of strength and self-improvement, indicating a steady and prosperous future. Zhou Shen and the children of the Chinese national family sang and told the story of Ji Liang, the divine horse that travels thousands of miles in a day and can ride on the wind in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". The song "Galloping Hailiu Horse" takes the audience to appreciate the endless vitality of the vast grassland in the melodious and long intangible cultural heritage Baerhu tune.

The humanoid robot once again appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, transforming into a "martial arts master" in "Martial Arts BOT". One move is as strong as a pine tree, and the other is as agile as the wind. The hard-core strength of China's intelligent manufacturing blends with the millennium charm of Chinese martial arts. Performers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong and Macao, including Jordan Chan, Yan Chengxu, Luo Jiahao and Yi Yangqianxi, sang "Intelligence Makes the Future" together, singing about the wonderful future that is already here and that technology empowers a better life.

Cai Ming and Wang Tianfang presented the sketch "Grandma's Favorite", focusing on the integration of robots into family life scenes. The intertwining of laughter and misunderstandings hides the most sincere love and longing between grandparents and grandchildren. The comedy short "You Must Like" uses a relaxed and humorous way to interpret the state of "getting more and more popular" in the digital age, triggering thinking about the "interesting" and "meaningful" of social media products.

In the song "Mom Has a Cinema", the child's growth moments are played frame by frame, becoming an exclusive screening that will never end in the years. In "Resonance in the World", Li Jian expressed his feelings about the mountains and rivers and the rareness of good friends. In "The Moment You and I Experience", Faye Wong expressed the precious fate of meeting and knowing each other and the warmth of mutual illumination in a century-long river. Hu Defu, Xin Xiaoqi, Yi Nengjing, Zhou Chuanxiong, Su Youpeng, Patty Hou, Ouyang Nana, and Chen Linong presented the suite "Treasure Island Love Song". The melodious melody crosses the strait, and the blood of the same origin resonates in every note.

The Spring Festival Gala is a grand gathering of strivers from all walks of life, and it is also a vivid expression of ordinary people’s lives. Under the innovation and creation of New Popular Literature and Art, Wang Zhengliang, Wang Sulong, and Li Xian joined hands with representatives of Chinese winners of the World Skills Competition to present the micro-musical "Every Light" to pay tribute to every struggler in ordinary positions. In "Come and Enjoy the Autumn", Phoenix Legend and the Farmers' Choir of Dachazhan Town, Zhongning County, Zhongwei City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, sang harvest songs on the same stage, turning the sweat in the fields into the joy of harvest and showing off the power of laborers' hard work.

"Is this spring rain? This is not spring rain. This is nourishment at the right time and awakens the vitality of all things." The peasant poet "Yimeng Second Sister" Lu Yuxia poetically announced the curtain. A "Happy Rain" outlined the natural beauty of "good rain knows the season". Cai Yanfei, a flower breeding researcher who cultivated the "China Core" rose, and "dream chasers" such as representatives of Chinese winners of the World Skills Competition, used simple words to wish that flowers will bloom in China, the warehouses will be full, and the world will be happy.

The military song "I'm With You in the Battle Position" is surging and sonorous, with a solemn oath to stand up as the steel backbone to defend the motherland. The song "Searching for Dreams in Mountains and Seas" sings the courage and confidence of marching forward, paying tribute to the prosperous new era.

The spirit of the New Year is in full swing, the festive atmosphere of the New Year continues to spread, and Kyushu is singing and celebrating together. The Heilongjiang Harbin branch venue sang "Ice and Snow Warm the World", showing the enthusiasm and generosity of the "old Northeast" and the unique warmth of the ice and snow; the Zhejiang Yiwu branch venue celebrated the "World Yiwu Chinese Year", Jackie Chan and Lionel Richie and other multinational artists sang the same song, and the notes flowed with Yiwu's hot enthusiasm for "making friends all over the world"; Anhui Hefei branch venue Intangible cultural heritage elements such as Huangmei Opera, Huizhou Three Sculptures, and Hand-dragon Dance were integrated into "The Rhythm of the Yangtze and Huaihe River". Low-altitude aircraft and ground performances formed a "matrix of heaven and earth", highlighting the majestic momentum of moving toward the new. The Sichuan Yibin branch venue opened with a lively folklore activity "Spring Drinks", with people singing joyfully on the three rivers and six banks, and the glimmer of light merged into a star river, outlining a happy picture of the cities on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

Across mountains and seas, dancing to the beat. American singer John Legend and French singer Elaine Hollais brought the classics "My Everything" and "Beauty and the Beast", which will last forever.

The dance "Treading on the Ground for a Festival" brings together dance steps from all directions, including the clog dance of the Hani people, the "Achi wood scraping" of the Lisu people, the Spanish flamenco, and the traditional Hungarian dance Leganesh. They dance to the sound of the neat steps on the ground to pray for a bountiful new year. The Chinese and Austrian acrobatic troupes jointly presented the creative acrobatics "Painting the New Year". Diabolo shaking and juggling stick throwing combined with trajectory capture and imaging technology used light as a pen to draw gorgeous light and shadow, spreading New Year blessings to all directions.

New ideas bloom in the context, science and technology add color, warmth guards the world, pay tribute to the struggle of you and me, Jiuzhou celebrates and sings together, beauty and harmony resonate, China Central Radio and Television Station's "2026 Spring Festival Gala" allows the audience to appreciate the glory of the times in the ultimate presentation of the audio-visual feast, paint a magnificent picture together, and rush to the vibrant spring together!

"Guangming Daily" (Page 02, February 17, 2026)

On February 16, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Japan answered reporters’ questions about Japan’s so-called negotiations. Q: The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a press release stating that Japan has lodged representations with China in response to China's "inappropriate remarks" on Japan's security policy at the Munich Security Conference. What is your comment on this?

A: The so-called negotiations by Japan distort the facts, confuse right and wrong, are pure sophistry, and are completely unreasonable! China has rejected it.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks were resonant and provocative. They clearly stated China's solemn position, clearly expressed China's firm determination to safeguard the country's core interests, and comprehensively demonstrated China's responsibility for safeguarding international fairness, justice, peace and stability.

I would like to ask the Japanese side, isn't it true that for the first time in 80 years since the war, Japan's current prime minister has publicly claimed that something in the Taiwan Strait constitutes an "existential crisis situation" in which Japan can exercise its right to collective self-defense? After the war, Germany carried out a comprehensive liquidation of the fascists, but Japan enshrined Class-A war criminals as "heroic spirits" at the Yasukuni Shrine, and Japanese dignitaries flocked to pay homage. Isn't it true? Isn't it true that Japan used the so-called "existential crisis situation" as an excuse to launch aggression against China and attack the United States?

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trial. At that time, Japan launched foreign aggression on the grounds of the so-called "existential crisis situation" and ultimately suffered a shameful failure. If we go back, we will be destroying ourselves. If you gamble again, you will only lose faster and worse! All countries and people who advocate justice have the right to reassess Japan's historical crimes and have the responsibility to resolutely prevent the resurgence of Japanese militarism.

Disappeared from all official lists, imprisoned in a dark concrete cage, deprived of water and food, and even had to undergo a "torture marathon" with no end. It may sound like something from a thriller, but according to the latest revelations from Russian ambassador Rodion Miroshnik, this is the real hell experienced by Russian prisoners in secret prisons in Ukraine.

Miroshnik pointedly pointed out that the most horrific abuse often occurs in those "invisible" places. These secret prisons may be a bleak dungeon, a dilapidated basement, or simply a cramped concrete box. When a soldier is not included in the official list of prisoners of war, and when the International Red Cross knows nothing about his existence, laws and conventions completely lose their effectiveness, and this becomes a truly lawless place.

The so-called interrogation has turned into a cruel assembly line operation here. From the moment the prisoner stepped through the door, the beatings began. Personnel from the Ukrainian Security Service and the Military Intelligence Service will take turns using the electric chair, psychological coercion, and long-term deprivation of food and water, with only one purpose: to completely break the person's will. What is even more outrageous is that for propaganda purposes, they will forcibly record videos of prisoners of war being beaten and collapsed, and disseminate them as bargaining chips in the public opinion war.

This accusation is not groundless. Previous reports by the United Nations Human Rights Office have opened this wound: more than half of the Russian prisoners of war interviewed said they had been tortured. At least 26 Russian military personnel were directly executed after being captured or injured. This is not only physical destruction, but also a blatant trampling on the bottom line of modern civilization.

Faced with this atrocity, Russia also launched a direct counterattack. According to information from the former commander of the Russian Airborne Forces, Russian special forces have successfully captured two Ukrainian personnel who were involved in abusing Russian soldiers. In the face of irrefutable evidence, these two men have personally admitted their evil deeds. And those returning soldiers who narrowly escaped death brought back even more chilling news: In those days when they were "evaporated", some people even became victims of human experiments and drug testing. Under the shadow of war, how long will these souls trapped in cages have to wait to see the light of day again?

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IT House reported on February 8 that Xiaomi smart door lock E30 Star Black is now on sale on JD.com and other platforms. It supports AI fingerprint recognition and 9 unlocking methods. It is priced at 699 yuan, with a national premium of 629.1 yuan.

The product page shows that this product has a clutch built into the lock body, and a direct plug-in C-level lock cylinder that penetrates the lock body structural design to prevent external forces from disassembling the outer panel and open the door directly. It can also prevent violent force from pressing down the outer handle to open the door. At the same time, there is a built-in ajar sensor in the lock body, which can provide a timely reminder when the door is ajar.

The product provides 9 unlocking methods, including AI fingerprint, long-term password, periodic/one-time password, mobile phone Bluetooth, emergency key, NFC door card (additional purchase), etc. It adopts a new generation of semiconductor fingerprint recognition technology and built-in AI algorithm. It can independently learn and accumulate fingerprint features for each identification, and supports unlocking of a variety of smart wearable devices.

The product can be used with devices with Bluetooth Mesh gateway functions. Alarm notifications of door locks can be viewed remotely through the Mijia App. Door lock device management rights can also be shared with family members to manage door locks together.

In terms of battery life, the door lock is powered by 4 alkaline dry batteries, with a long-lasting battery life of up to 12 months. There will be a reminder when the battery is low. If the battery is completely exhausted, a Type-C external power bank can be used to provide emergency power supply to the door lock to complete unlocking.

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Recently, the trial of a car accident case in San Francisco Superior Court caused a lot of controversy.

Two years ago, 80-year-old Chinese-American Mary Fong Lau (transliteration) drove and killed a family of four Apple executives. Although she pleaded guilty, she received a light sentence, only a suspended sentence, and her driver's license was revoked. What is even more controversial is that after killing the people, Liu quickly sold and transferred multiple properties to avoid huge compensation.

According to a report from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), the incident occurred on a sunny Saturday afternoon on March 16, 2024, when 78-year-old Mary Fong Lau drove a white Mercedes-Benz SUV eastbound on Ulloa Street and speeded at a speed of more than 70 miles per hour (approximately 113 kilometers per hour), far exceeding the speed limit on this road section.

She swerved into the oncoming lane and onto the sidewalk, hitting a nearby building, including the West Portal Library, before crashing directly into a Lenox Way bus shelter, killing a family of four who were waiting for the bus – parents Diego Cardoso de Oliveira (40) and Matilde Moncada Ramos. Pinto, 38 years old), and their two young sons Joaquin (1 year old) and Cauê (2 months old) – all died.

There were clear double yellow lines, no-travel signs and train warning signs at the accident site, but they failed to prevent the tragedy. The report emphasized that the victim's family was waiting for the bus to the San Francisco Zoo and enjoying a happy family outing, but their lives were taken away in an instant.

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The victim is an Apple executive

The victims in this accident were a family of four. The father, Diego Cardozo de Oliveira, was a Brazilian creative director who worked at Apple as an Assistant Creative Director and started working at the company in 2019.

The mother, Matilde Moncada Ramos Pinto, is from Portugal and has served as an executive producer (Executive Producer) of RSA Films (Ridley Scott Associates Films, a well-known advertising production company) since 2022.

The two children are 1-year-old Joaquin and 2-month-old Kauai. Joaquin died at the scene, and Cauai died on March 20 after four days of perseverance in the pediatric intensive care unit at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. His family agreed to donate his organs.

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Transfer assets in advance to avoid compensation

The San Francisco police arrested Liu Fang, the driver responsible for the accident, and charged him with manslaughter, reckless driving causing injury, driving the wrong way on a divided highway, and speeding. He was later released on bail.

However, Liu Fang's actions after being released on bail caused huge controversy. She transferred millions of dollars' worth of real estate in her name to a new limited liability company and sold other properties to third parties, including her son-in-law.

Relatives of the murdered family claimed that Liu took these actions to avoid possible financial penalties from civil litigation.

Otherwise, Liu Fang has always refused to plead guilty. However, on February 13, Liu Fang suddenly changed her original "not guilty" position and entered a no contest plea to four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter (four felony charges, corresponding to the four victims). This means that she does not admit guilt, but waives her right to a trial, and the court can directly treat her as guilty and impose a sentence.

The presiding judge, also a Chinese-American named Bruce Chan, said that he was inclined to impose no prison time considering factors such as Ms. Liu’s advanced age (80 years old), her lack of criminal record, the remorse she showed in court, and the fact that imprisonment may cause her to spend the rest of her life in state prison.

The judge initially stated that the final sentence is likely to be a probation of 2 to 3 years, during which Ms. Liu will be permanently prohibited from driving. The judge emphasized: "Ms. Liu will live in the shadow of the harm she caused to others for the rest of her life." He described the accident as an "incomprehensible loss of life", but based on the above considerations, he chose a lighter sentence. Formal sentencing will likely be confirmed at a subsequent hearing.

In response, Diego Cardozo de Oliveira's sister Denise Oliveira also attended the hearing. She said: "It feels like we don't have any rights. I feel very disrespected by this process. This is not justice at all."

Currently, the victim's family is filing a civil lawsuit against Liu Fang, hoping to obtain civil compensation.

The disgraced former Duke of York has moved out of the Royal Lodge. Before officially moving into Marsh Farm, he is rumored to be seeking a temporary home at Wood Farm – a haven where members of the royal family sought "complete privacy".

Late on Monday night, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor quietly moved out of the Royal Lodge where he had lived for 23 years. He was expelled for maintaining a controversial friendship with convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Previously, his brother King Charles stripped him of his title of "Prince" and his right to reside in the Royal Lodge in October last year. Since then, he is no longer known as Prince Andrew.

Although Andrew was expected to eventually move to Marsh Farm on the Sandringham estate, the recent exposure of a batch of Epstein-related emails has made his situation worse, causing the former Duke of York to leave the Royal Lodge earlier than expected and is now believed to be living in temporary accommodation. Faced with various accusations from the outside world, Mountbatten-Windsor has always firmly denied them.

The disgraced former duke has reportedly moved into Wood Farm. This five-bedroom cottage is situated in a secluded corner of the estate, with open sea views. For Andrew, who is used to owning 30-room mansions, this is undoubtedly a huge "downgrade" – it is said that he had previously refused to move into Frogmore Cottage (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's former residence) because it was "not grand enough". Yet for the man once regarded as the late Queen's beloved son, Wood Farm held a special and complex emotional connection.

This traditional Norfolk-style cottage was the cherished home of Andrew's parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. In 2017, after retiring from royal duties at the age of 96, Prince Philip spent his retirement life in this idyllic residence. The late Queen often came here to visit her husband during his lifetime, and the two of them enjoyed the tranquil countryside scenery together, overlooking Wash Bay, and temporarily escaped the heavy pressure and hustle and bustle brought by the crown.

Life at Wood Farm was said to be far more relaxed and comfortable than at Sandringham. Staff are not required to wear uniforms, and according to The Times, the Queen was even happy to help with the cooking during her stay there. In the early years of their marriage, the two were often photographed here visiting the horses or fishing by the estate's pond. Prince Philip is known to have spent much of his later years here painting, reading, tending his truffle farm and driving his beloved carriage. It is said that the walls of Wood Farm are still decorated with art paintings of Prince Philip.

The cottage has long been a retreat for members of the royal family. Although the previous purpose was very different from the nature of Andrew's current exile. Wood Farm is regarded as a guesthouse for visitors who require "absolute privacy": Princess Diana stayed here with the late Queen before her engagement to Prince Charles; Kate, Princess of Wales, also stayed here during the early days of her relationship with Prince William.

However, the royal history of Wood Farm can be traced back to 1917, and it has a sad color. Queen Mary's youngest son, Prince John, spent most of his short life here. He was hidden from public view because he suffered from epilepsy and his family feared that his seizure in public would affect the image of the royal family. Under the care of his governess, Charlotte "Lara" Beale, the young prince raised a flock of chickens and occasionally received visits from his grandmother, Queen Alexandra, as a guest. The boy known as the "Lost Prince" finally passed away here at the age of 13, leaving an indelible mark on the history of this building.

Now, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has become the latest royal to hide from prying eyes at Wood Farm. Presumably this was merely a stopgap measure before moving to Marsh Farm, a farmhouse on the estate that was once described by the press as a "ramshackle bog".

According to reports, Andrew has visited Marsh Farm, but the results did not meet his expectations. "That was the first time he saw his new house and he had to accept that this was his future," the Mirror quoted a source as saying. "He had come to the conclusion that he had to move on with the rest of his life and had to accept reality and adapt to the situation as best he could."

It appears that efforts have been underway to renovate Marsh Farm in preparation for the former prince's arrival, which is said to be scheduled for February. The Daily Telegraph reported earlier this month that workers were installing lighting and security cameras, while The Sun revealed an unfortunate number of mole hills in the garden had also attracted pest control staff.

Last week, concerns about the disruptive impact of artificial intelligence swept the U.S. stock market. The selling wave spread from the software sector to insurance, wealth management, transportation and other fields, with all three major indexes recording declines. This week, the market will continue to be wary of the continued impact of the AI ​​impact, while focusing on Walmart’s fourth-quarter financial report and multiple sets of core economic data to observe consumer trends and the direction of Federal Reserve policy.

Art Hogan, chief market strategist at BRileyWealth, pointed out that the current market is like a whack-a-mole game, with investors speculating on the next industry to be impacted by AI, and emotions tend to be sensitive. Since the beginning of this year, the technology sector, which previously led the bull market, has fallen by more than 4%, and funds have turned to energy, consumer staples, materials and industrial sectors that had previously lagged behind. The above sectors have all increased by more than 10% during the year. Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide, said that the replacement of market leading forces has become an established fact and is gradually affecting the decision-making logic of investors.

Several sets of core economic data will be released this week, including the preliminary fourth-quarter GDP of the United States, the University of Michigan's monthly consumer confidence survey and the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation indicator – the December personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index. In addition, the minutes of the Federal Reserve's January meeting released on Wednesday will reveal the differences between officials who kept interest rates unchanged and those who advocated cutting interest rates. HSBC analysts mentioned that the minutes of the January meeting will detail the reasons for the two stances, which is in line with recent public statements by Federal Open Market Committee policymakers. Currently, the U.S. money market has fully priced in expectations of a 25 basis point interest rate cut in July, and the cumulative rate cut in 2026 is expected to be approximately 60 basis points. The U.S. Treasury Department will issue $16 billion in 20-year Treasury bonds on Wednesday and $9 billion in 30-year inflation-protected bonds on Thursday.

The focus of this week's earnings report is on Walmart's fourth-quarter earnings report released before the market opens on Thursday. As an important indicator of consumer spending, Wal-Mart's stock price has risen by 20% this year, with its market value exceeding US$1 trillion. This is also the first financial report conference for new CEO John Furner. Other financial reports worthy of attention include the results of DoorDash and Molson Coors on Wednesday, as well as the financial reports of companies such as Constellation Energy, Energy Transmission, and Southern Power that reflect the impact of AI power demand on the energy industry. U.S. markets were closed Monday for Presidents' Day.

The market is risky and investment needs to be cautious. This article is generated by AI based on third-party data and is for reference only and does not constitute personal investment advice.

"The Trump administration has put 'national security' on the back burner, adopted a haphazard and utilitarian approach, succumbed to deals reached by U.S. companies with (Chinese)-related enterprises, issued export licenses for sensitive U.S. technologies, and allowed leading (Chinese) companies to continue to enter the U.S. market as long as it brought benefits to the president's family and friends." Mark Warner, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, accused in a statement on February 13, local time.

“This is a policy of appeasement,” Democrats on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Gregory Meeks, also posted on social media on the same day, claiming: “Trump sacrifices technological security to make Americans more insecure.”

"Trump first drove away the professional national security experts who were committed to dealing with the 'Chinese cyber threat'. Now he has shelved the key safeguards they formulated. Why is the Trump administration so eager to serve China?" Elizabeth Warren, the top Democratic member of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, linked Trump's decisions to the departure of some key U.S. officials and hyped them up.

According to reports, neither the White House nor the U.S. Department of Commerce immediately responded to requests for comment. Previously, the Chinese Embassy in the United States responded that China has always opposed the politicization of economic, trade and technological issues, and at the same time welcomes Sino-US cooperation, making 2026 "a year in which the two countries move towards mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation."

On October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea, after the meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States, U.S. President Trump took the "Air Force One" special plane to return to the United States. IC Photo

Since the Busan meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States at the end of October last year, news has been circulating that US President Trump will visit China in April this year.

Previously, Reuters reported exclusively on February 12, local time, citing sources, that the Trump administration had shelved a series of key technology security measures (bans) against China before a potential visit to China officially took place. These measures include banning China Telecom from doing business in the United States and restricting the sale of Chinese equipment to U.S. data centers.

The U.S. has also suspended a ban on the sale of TP-Link routers, a ban on China Unicom and China Mobile's Internet business in the United States, and another ban on the sales of Chinese electric trucks and electric buses in the United States has also been shelved, four people familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity.

Sources said this is the latest move taken by the Trump administration to curb U.S. government actions that may anger China after the Chinese and U.S. presidents reached a "trade truce" at the Busan meeting at the end of October last year.

The report also stated that the U.S. Department of Commerce, in defending its actions, insisted that it was actively using its authority to "respond to 'national security risks' from foreign technology and will continue to do so."

In addition, the U.S. government has approved Nvidia's export of its second-most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China and postponed a rule that would have banned thousands of Chinese companies from purchasing U.S. technology, Reuters said.

The restrictions have been put on hold, leading some Democrats to question whether Trump will "continue to sell out American workers and security" during his visit to China. Those who spread such arguments include Ro Khanna, the top Democratic member of the "Special Committee on U.S.-China Strategic Competition" in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Jeff Merkley, a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, also accused Trump on February 12, local time, that Trump’s decision was a “lose-lose” move that not only harmed the U.S. technology industry but also put U.S. data at risk.

Another Democrat, Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration for "strategic incompetence" and believed that this was a "contrast" with Trump's first term.

As for Trump's recent policy changes, some China hawks in the United States are also feeling uncomfortable and even "worried."

David Feith, who served in the administration during both Trump terms, called the hype over China-related data center hardware a "growing national security threat" and asked the Trump administration to take action to deal with it.

He claimed that as the United States quietly exposed "strategic vulnerabilities" in its AI and energy backbone networks, U.S. data centers could become "isolated islands of digital sovereignty controlled remotely by China."

Wendy Cutler, who once served as the acting deputy U.S. Trade Representative and is currently a researcher at the Asia Society Policy Institute, a U.S. think tank, believes that given that the U.S. government seeks to achieve "relational stability" with China, it is reasonable to shelve punitive technical measures.

She emphasized that China's ability to impose new restrictions on rare earth mineral exports cannot be ignored, noting: "China has made it very clear that they understand stability to mean no longer imposing export controls and other restrictive technical measures… Therefore, especially before (Trump's) visit to China in April, I do not expect to introduce more control measures."

She added that China not only has bargaining chips but is also willing to use them, which actually limits Trump's hands.

At the regular press conference of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 12, a reporter from Bloomberg once again mentioned the news that US President Trump is expected to visit China in early April and sought confirmation or introduction from China.

In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that heads of state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic leadership role in Sino-US relations. In the recent phone call between the two heads of state, President Trump once again expressed his desire to visit China in April. China reiterated its invitation to President Trump to visit China, and the two sides have maintained communication in this regard.

"The essence of Sino-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win. Both sides should jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and inject more certainty and stability into Sino-US economic and trade cooperation and the world economy." Lin Jian pointed out.

China News Service, Beijing, February 17th. Following the 2025 Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala "The World Gave Me", Faye Wong appeared on the stage of the 2026 Year of the Horse Spring Festival Gala with "The Moment You and Me Experience".

The picture shows Faye Wong’s Spring Festival Gala stage

This song was originally sung by the independent band ZaZaZsu, and its original name was "A Hundred Years of River is Just a Moment You and I Are Experiencing". Before the song was posted, there were only a few scattered comments in the song’s comment section. Within a week after the news came out that Faye Wong would cover this song for the Spring Festival Gala, the number of comments and collections on major music apps surged to over 900.

It seems that every time Faye Wong appears on the Spring Festival Gala, she will bring deep memories to everyone. A few days before the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, just because the IP address of Faye Wong’s makeup artist was displayed in Beijing, the topic related to #Faye Wong Spring Festival Gala was on the hot search. After the program list was released, #fayewangjust needs to take action # quickly became a trending topic.

When Faye Wong steps on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, it always brings back many old thoughts, some of which relate to the times, and some of which reflect the simple emotions between people.

1998: The classic "Meet in 1998" is born

In 1998, Faye Wong stepped onto the Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time and performed "Meet in 1998" with Na Ying. At that time, it was the first New Year Festival after Hong Kong returned to the embrace of the motherland, and the whole country was rejoicing. The CCTV Spring Festival Gala program team carefully planned and hoped to use this song to demonstrate the close cooperation between the literary and artistic circles of Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Director Meng Xin made bold innovations in stage design, abandoning the traditional red tone of the Spring Festival Gala and instead using fresh and refined blue as the main color. Coupled with the dreamy backing of two dancers in a transparent sphere, it left a deep impression on audiences across the country.

Na Ying's strong and steady and Faye Wong's ethereal and ethereal complement each other. The song has both a happy sense of solidity and a distant aftertaste.

Faye Wong's unique "sunburn makeup" at the time paired with the retro yet fashionable "double ball hair" style has also become a beautiful landscape in the millennium. Netizens have expressed that this makeup style is still out of date. The song "Meet in 1998" is still widely sung today.

2010: Faye Wong’s “legendary” return

In the winter of 2002, Li Jian was inspired by Zweig's "Letter from a Strange Woman" and wrote the song "Legend". Unfortunately, no one listened to it at the time.

Eight years later, during the Spring Festival Gala, Faye Wong once again received a program invitation from the director. After many rounds of song selection, she sent a text message to Li Jian, hoping to sing "Legend" on the Spring Festival Gala stage, and Li Jian readily agreed.

In order to match Faye Wong's Spring Festival Gala stage, this song was rearranged. On the stage, Faye Wong's light and gentle performance gave this song new life.

"Just because I looked at you one more time in the crowd."

"When I miss you, you are in my mind; when I miss you, you are in my heart."

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Even after 16 years, people still can’t help but recall the stage at that time:

That year's Spring Festival Gala, "Legend" announced Faye Wong's official comeback, and also allowed Li Jian to be seen by more people.

2012: Questions and behind-the-scenes of "Because of Love"

In the 2012 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Faye Wong and Eason Chan collaborated on the song "Because of Love".

Faye Wong's voice was not in its best condition at the party, which led to unsatisfactory performance and aroused some doubts.

Many years later, Xiao Ke, the producer of the song, shared the behind-the-scenes story of the song "Because of Love" at the "Time Concert" program.

Faye Wong and Eason Chan were unable to rehearse in the same place due to geographical reasons. Xiao Ke first went to Hong Kong to record for Eason Chan. Since he was not sure of Faye Wong's comfortable tone, he asked Eason Chan to record demos with three different tones.

Later, Xiao Ke went to Beijing to communicate with Faye Wong. Faye Wong expressed her willingness to cooperate with Eason Chan and try to sing the most comfortable tone for him, although this was not easy for Faye Wong.

Despite the flaws in the performance, the song was still loved by the audience. To this day, "Because of Love" is still a popular song for male and female duets in KTV.

2018: The "Years" divas reunite

In 2018, Faye Wong and Na Ying collaborated again to bring the song "Years". This is the fourth time Faye Wong has appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. It is also the first time that Faye Wong and Na Ying are on the same stage after 20 years since "Meet 1998".

From "Meet You in 1998" to "Years", greetings that travel through time and space tell the story of the precipitation and changes of the years, and also evoke the memories of countless audiences.

Composer Qian Lei is good at conveying deep emotions with concise melodies. He has previously collaborated with Na Ying on "Mo", which is highly popular. The first time she heard "Years", Na Ying was touched by the melody and immediately shared it with Faye Wong. The two hit it off and decided to write lyrics together and perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

"The clouds are very light, the wind is very light, let the stars float up and down." On the stage, Faye Wong and Na Ying held hands, as if taking the audience back to twenty years ago. What has changed is time, but what remains unchanged is true love.

2025: New Year's breakout song "What the World Gave to Me"

How long does it take to create a hit song? The answer to "What the World Gave Me" is: one hour.

"The world has given me possessions, and it has also given me something in return…" Faye Wong spoke slowly in the 2025 Year of the Snake Spring Festival Gala, and her warm melody softened the hearts of the audience in front of the screen, becoming the most watched song and dance program in the Spring Festival Gala, with a ratings of 34.86%.

Both lyrics and music were written within an hour. The words "giving and giving" in the lyrics are the lyricist Yuan Jing's true insights into life. It took one hour to complete the work. The composer Cao Zhengjie completed the composition in just half an hour.

Faye Wong's strong personal style is equivalent to a second creation of the song, and the singing effect greatly exceeded the songwriter's expectations. Her makeup style that night also made everyone think about it again and again. "Shrimp cracker earrings" and "hairline blush" are popular all over the Internet, setting off a new fashion craze just like in 1998.

From 1998 to 2026, which Spring Festival Gala stage of Faye Wong left you with an unforgettable memory? (over)

China News Service, Livigno, Italy, February 15 (Reporter Zhu Chenxi) In the men's slopestyle snowboarding qualifying competition for the Milan Winter Olympics on the 15th, the Beijing Winter Olympics silver medalist in this event and Chinese star Su Yiming ranked eighth with 72.78 points and advanced to the finals.

Su Yiming made a slight mistake in the third prop area in the first round. He did two 1620-degree flips and a 1260-degree flip in the platform area, scoring 70.83 points and ranking sixth. In the second round, Su Yiming's difficulty and completion quality in the prop area improved. He performed a 1080-degree, a 1620-degree and a 1260-degree aerial flip in the platform area. The segment score improved, but the completion score was still not ideal. In the end, he ranked eighth with a score of 72.78 in the second slide and advanced to the finals.

On February 15, local time, the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics Snowboard Men’s Slopestyle Qualifying Competition was held in Livigno. Chinese player Su Yiming ranked eighth with 72.78 points and advanced to the finals. Photo by China News Service reporter Tomita

The Men's Snowboard Slopestyle Qualifying Competition was originally scheduled to be held on the 16th local time, but due to weather conditions, it was rescheduled and advanced to the 15th. Regarding the advance of the competition, Su Yiming said after the game that since the public training has different plans every day and suddenly one day is missing, there will be some fluctuations and tension in the mentality, but he has been mentally prepared before the qualifying competition. "Every player has the same training time and competes in a completely fair state. If others can do it, then so can I." Su Yiming said.

"I enjoy everything from the public training to the qualifying competition. This is the state I should be in. It is not as stressful as the big platform." Su Yiming said, "The biggest task today is to enter the finals. Next, I will study in depth with the coach to prepare for the finals."

In the qualifying match that day, two other Chinese players, Yang Wenlong and Ge Chunyu, made varying degrees of mistakes and ended up ranking 22nd and 28th respectively, missing the finals. New Zealand's Menzies scored a game-high 86.06 points in his first skate and advanced to the finals in first place.

The men's snowboarding slopestyle finals of the Milan Winter Olympics will be held at the Livigno Snow Park on the 18th. (over)