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BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — The horse, a popular symbol of Chinese culture, represents not only speed but also tenacity and an unwavering will to win.

As the country of 1.4 billion people celebrates the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival according to the lunar calendar), the Year of the Horse draws the world's attention to this iconic symbol.

To truly grasp the pulse of China in 2026, one can turn to the metaphor of a galloping horse: a unique spirit of striving that combines ambition with patience, collective purpose with individual tenacity, and constant progress with resilience.

Today, this spirit is felt throughout the country. It can be seen when engineers perfect high-speed rail technologies to connect remote regions, when rural entrepreneurs use e-commerce to uplift their communities, and when young scientists work tirelessly in laboratories, achieving technological breakthroughs.

A popular Chinese idiom associated with horses is "Yi Ma Dan Xian," which translates as "to be ahead of everyone." Indeed, amid global economic uncertainty, profound shifts, and transformations, China has emerged as a global leader in many key areas.

For example, the recent launch of an independent customs regime across the Hainan Free Trade Port (HFTP) in southern China marked a step toward deeper institutional openness, linking regional development more closely to global resources. China has created the world's largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, which over the past decade has helped reduce global wind and solar energy costs by more than 60 percent and 80 percent, respectively, accelerating the global transition to green energy.

For many years, China has accounted for approximately 30 percent of global economic growth, remaining one of the most stable and reliable engines of growth in the world. Amid increasing geopolitical risks and a slow global economic recovery, China is seeking to strengthen its internal resilience and ability to withstand external shocks.

One of China's key strengths is its commitment to sustainable development and continuous research. In 2025, China's R&D investment exceeded 3.9 trillion yuan (approximately $562 billion). For many years running, the country maintained its second-largest research expenditure in the world. China also became the first country to surpass 5 million valid domestic patents.

For China, its unwavering energy and creative spirit serve as powerful driving forces in overcoming the dual challenges of internal transformation and external resistance as the country enters the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

China's response, based on social stability, bold innovation, and a spirit of cooperation, is not the pursuit of narrow self-interest, but rather a move forward with unwavering determination together with all peace-loving nations.

On the domestic front, China will continue to deepen reforms in key areas, unleash the potential of its super-large market, promote high-quality development, narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, improve people's wellbeing, and ensure the fair distribution of the fruits of progress.

In its foreign policy arena, China consistently upholds multilateralism, supports global cooperation, and contributes to world peace and development. It will expand high-level opening-up, uphold a rules-based international trading system, and work with its partners to build a clean and beautiful world of lasting peace, universal security, shared prosperity, openness, and tolerance.

In Chinese culture, the horse is a symbol of mutual assistance and partnership. China will continue to support other developing countries and the Global South in their efforts to ensure their own development.

The Year of the Horse is a clarion call for perseverance, courage, and unity. The road ahead for China may not be smooth, but the spirit of the galloping horse will always propel the country forward.

As the saying goes, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." In the Year of the Horse, China will continue to move forward with firm determination, ensure a strong start to the implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and bring more opportunities and hope to the world. -0-

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Beijing, February 15 /Xinhua/ — According to a forecast by investment bank CEC Capital Group, China's biotechnology manufacturing market will grow to 1.8 trillion yuan by 2030, accounting for almost a quarter of the global market. This means China will become a key global force in this field.

The bioprocessing industry, which uses living organisms (cells, enzymes, etc.) for large-scale processing and synthesis of substances, spans numerous fields, including medicine, chemicals, materials production, and energy. China's active development of this cutting-edge sector is a key step in the country's strategic economic transition to innovation-driven, green, and sustainable development.

"In the next three to five years, driven by both technological innovation and policy incentives, the bioprocessing industry will enter a period of accelerated development," noted Cao Hui, an industry analyst at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. "These transformations will change the face of traditional industry and profoundly impact our way of life and production."

This industry has become one of China's priority emerging industries of strategic importance. More than 20 provinces and cities across the country have already introduced specific support measures, including the creation of research funds and the construction of specialized industrial parks.

The integration of advanced biotechnology with industrial applications is yielding significant results. For example, at Shougang Group, a leading Chinese metallurgical company, carbon monoxide-rich industrial exhaust gases are no longer discharged directly but are instead piped into bioreactors. Specially bred microbial strains effectively convert them into single-cell proteins with a crude protein content of over 80%, turning waste into a valuable resource.

"If this technology is widely adopted, it will help reduce China's dependence on imported feed proteins such as soybeans," explained a project engineer at Shougang Group.

In healthcare, the combination of biotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) is leading to revolutionary breakthroughs. Beijing-based Yimiao Donghe, using AI to analyze massive amounts of biomedical data, has reduced the time it takes to find potential drug targets against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by 80 percent compared to traditional methods. A vaccine candidate developed using this technology has already received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical trials.

“AI can reduce the molecule discovery cycle from two years to approximately 11 months, while significantly reducing costs,” the company’s researchers note, adding that this is becoming a new competitive advantage for Chinese biopharmaceuticals on the global stage.

Beyond economic scale, the active use of biotechnology in China's industry is closely linked to sustainable development goals. Compared to traditional petrochemicals, bioprocessing typically uses renewable bio-based feedstocks and boasts higher energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions.

"Biotechnology-based manufacturing is environmentally friendly, uses renewable raw materials, and reduces energy consumption and emissions. It is becoming a strategic driver for shaping the competitiveness of Chinese industry of the future," emphasized Xu Guanhua, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

"In the next three to five years, the biotechnology-based manufacturing industry will enter a phase of accelerated development. It will not only transform production methods in many traditional industries but also reshape many aspects of our lives and daily routines," says Cao Hui. According to forecasts, by 2050, the global bioprocessing industry could generate economic value of $30 trillion, accounting for a third of global industrial output.

As China continues to integrate its comprehensive strengths in biotechnology, industrial engineering, and digital technologies, its bioprocessing industry is not only growing in scale but also laying the foundation for a more innovative and sustainable economy in the future. This will have a profound impact on global value chains and the structure of the global bioeconomy.

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Islamabad, February 15 (Xinhua) — At least 11 people were killed and 10 others injured when a passenger bus collided with a trailer on the National Highway in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early Sunday morning, emergency officials said.

According to the 1122 rescue service, the incident occurred in Khairpur district when a passenger bus travelling from the eastern Punjab province to the southern port city of Karachi crashed into a trailer carrying heavy concrete beams.

Among the dead were nine passengers, the driver, and the conductor. The bodies of the dead and the injured were taken to a nearby hospital.

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Tokyo, February 15 (Xinhua) — A 17-year-old boy was killed and two other youths were injured in a knife attack in central Osaka, western Japan, late Saturday evening, local media reported.

Around 11:55 p.m. local time, police received an emergency call reporting a knife attack on the first floor of a building in the busy Dotombori shopping district, Kyodo News reported, citing local police.

The young man suspected of carrying out an attack in the city centre, which is home to numerous eateries, has escaped and remains at large, the report said.

The deceased Nara Prefecture resident suffered stab wounds to the chest and other parts of his body and was pronounced dead at the scene, while two other 17-year-old boys were taken to hospital, police said.

The attacker, believed to be in his 20s, knew the three victims and they had an argument shortly before the attack, police said.

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Munich, Germany, February 15, Xinhua — US President Donald Trump's desire to annex Greenland has not changed, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated Saturday while speaking at the Munich Security Conference.

"I think the US President's desire is exactly the same. He takes this issue very seriously," she said.

"We must defend sovereign states. We must protect the right of peoples to self-determination. And the Greenlanders have made it very clear: they do not want to become Americans," M. Frederiksen emphasized.

According to media reports, a working group of the United States, Denmark and Greenland has been created to address the United States' "security concerns" in the Arctic.

"We now have a working group, and that's good. We'll try to find a solution… But, of course, there are red lines that must not be crossed. And we will stick to our strategy," M. Frederiksen said at another event on Friday.

Concerns about a possible US military takeover of Greenland have eased since Donald Trump ruled out the possibility of seizing the island by military force at talks in Davos, Switzerland last month.

Meanwhile, D. Trump also announced his decision not to carry out his threat to impose new tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. –0–

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BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, will publish an article on key tasks in the country's current economic work on Monday.

The article by Xi Jinping, also the President of the People's Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, will be published in the fourth issue of the leading journal of the CPC Central Committee, Qiushi, in 2026. -0-

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Munich, Germany, February 15, Xinhua — China is willing to work with Canada to build stable and healthy bilateral relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.

Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the statement during a meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

Wang Yi noted that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to China had yielded fruitful results, fully demonstrating that the new Canadian government is pursuing a new policy toward China that serves the common interests of both countries and is absolutely the right choice.

Wang Yi emphasized that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Michael Carney reached a consensus on building a new strategic partnership between China and Canada, which will provide strategic guidance for the better development of bilateral relations.

For her part, A. Anand noted that M. Carney’s visit to China was very successful and opened a new era in Canadian-Chinese relations.

She thanked the Chinese side for providing visa-free travel to Canadian citizens and expressed hope for maintaining close dialogue and cooperation, intensifying mutual travel, and promoting positive and stable development of bilateral relations. –0–

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Munich, Germany, February 15, Xinhua — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called on Norway to play a constructive role in promoting the stable development of China-Europe relations on Saturday.

Wang Yi made the statement during a meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

China has always viewed relations with Norway from a strategic and long-term perspective, Wang Yi said, adding that China is willing to maintain close communication with Norway at all levels, deepen cooperation in various fields, and maintain the steady momentum of bilateral ties.

Noting that multilateralism was the consensus at this year's Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi said multilateralism should not mean the freedom to act at one's own discretion, nor should multipolarity be dominated by a few major powers. He argued that all parties should adhere to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and uphold the international system based on international law.

To this end, according to Wang Yi, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed an equal and orderly multipolar world, in which “equal” means that all countries, regardless of their size, have the right to participate in world affairs, and “orderly” means that all parties must jointly abide by international law.

Since both China and Norway support multilateralism and free trade, both countries should further strengthen communication and coordination, Wang Yi added.

In turn, E. B. Eide noted that in his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi clearly formulated China's proposals for reforming and improving global governance, which are completely consistent with Norway's position.

Norway attaches great importance to its relations with China and hopes for continued strengthening of dialogue and cooperation, said E. B. Eide.

Norway is also ready to work closely with China within multilateral mechanisms such as the World Trade Organization to jointly defend the principles of multilateralism and free trade, he added. –0–

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Munich, Germany, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday called on Germany to become a driving force for pragmatic cooperation between China and Europe and a pillar of stability in the strategic relationship between the two sides.

Wang Yi, also a member of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, made the call during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

The Chinese Foreign Minister noted that the Chancellor's speech on Friday at the opening ceremony of the Munich Security Conference reflects Germany and Europe's aspirations for strategic autonomy, as well as independence and strength. He added that China supports Germany in playing a more active role in this regard.

China and Germany should demonstrate the responsibility of major countries and make new contributions to world peace and development, Wang Yi said.

Noting that China and Germany share extensive common interests and have strong complementary advantages, and that strengthening their cooperation is a strategic choice based on the practical needs of both countries, Wang Yi said that China's high-level commitment to opening up will provide tremendous opportunities for German companies to invest and do business, expressing the hope that Germany will also provide a more fair and equitable business environment for Chinese companies.

F. Merz, in turn, noted China's outstanding achievements in development, recognized throughout the world, and stated that China plays a key role in the international arena.

Germany and China maintain close economic and trade relations, and both countries are beneficiaries and supporters of economic globalization, he said, calling on both sides to seize opportunities, unlock potential, and deepen cooperation. Germany consistently opposes protectionism, advocates for free trade, and encourages German companies to increase investment and cooperation in China, Merz noted.

Germany adheres to the one-China policy and looks forward to close high-level contacts with China, strengthening cooperation in various fields and promoting the further development of German-Chinese relations, he added. –0–

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BERLIN, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — An 81-year-old man was found dead and two others were injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment above a shopping mall in the central city of Kiel in northern Germany on Saturday evening.

The man was found during a rescue operation. Two others suffered mild smoke inhalation and were treated at the scene, local newspaper Kieler Nachrichten reported, citing Kiel police.

A police spokesperson said emergency services were alerted at around 8:10 PM local time (7:10 PM GMT) after residents heard cries for help and noticed smoke coming from an apartment. Firefighters managed to extinguish the fire. The shopping center is part of a larger complex comprising shopping arcades, offices, and apartments.

The cause of the fire remains unclear and an investigation is underway. –0–

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