# Lunar%20New%20Year
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PLA's New‑Year Video Seeks to Humanize Hong Kong Garrison and Normalize Presence
The PLA garrison in Hong Kong released a Lunar New Year video that frames soldiers' holiday duty as an act of companionship and civic service. The clip is a targeted soft‑power effort to humanize the military presence in the city and to normalize its role amid ongoing political sensitivities.
WeChat Goes Gold for Lunar New Year: AI Songs, Golden Moments and Red‑Envelope Gamification
Tencent has introduced a suite of WeChat features for the Lunar New Year—golden Moments that can drop red envelopes when liked, AI‑generated New Year songs, and customizable red‑packet covers. The updates are designed to boost engagement, encourage payments, and create shareable seasonal content, while raising questions about data use and regulatory attention.
China’s Navy Sends Lunar New Year Greetings From the Frontline — A Show of Readiness and Resolve
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, China’s navy has circulated images and video of sailors delivering festive greetings while remaining on duty. The posts serve dual purposes: boosting domestic morale and signalling continued operational presence without aggressive rhetoric.
Red Flags and Spring Couplets at Sea: How China Marked Lunar New Year on Disputed Islands
State media showed Chinese coast guard vessels and island garrisons celebrating Lunar New Year with red flags, couplets and greetings on disputed features across the East and South China Seas. The displays combine domestic morale-boosting with a quiet assertion of continuous administrative and law-enforcement control over contested maritime areas.
Lights in the Mountains: Inside a Remote PLA Garrison’s Push to Modernize and Maintain Readiness Over Lunar New Year
A remote PLA information-support unit spent the Lunar New Year period combining two-decade-old maintenance rituals with new intelligent-control systems, emergency drills and family-outreach measures to sustain readiness and morale. The mix of hands-on repair work, automation and social support illustrates how China’s military modernization is playing out at the garrison level and why sustaining public trust in the armed forces matters for domestic stability.
China’s Armed Police Send Lunar New Year Greetings — A Reminder of Duty Behind the Festivities
Xinhua published a short piece showing the People’s Armed Police offering Lunar New Year greetings, a mix of public-relations and reassurance during the high-travel chunyun period. The dispatch underscores the dual role of China’s paramilitary forces as both community-facing and continuously on duty.
Lunar‑New Year 'Lucky Bags': China’s Foreign Ministry Courts Foreign Press with a Gesture of Warmth
China’s foreign ministry presented Lunar‑New Year “lucky bags” to foreign journalists at a Beijing press briefing, a small act praised as warm by those present. The gesture illustrates how cultural rituals serve as low‑cost public diplomacy aimed at softening interactions with the foreign press amid broader diplomatic tensions.
China’s Small Banks Raise Deposit Rates Ahead of Lunar New Year as Term Deposits Roll Over
Ahead of the Lunar New Year, many Chinese regional and rural banks have raised deposit rates — in some cases to around 2.15% for three‑year large‑denomination products — to capture maturing term deposits. The moves are largely tactical, driven by over 50 trillion yuan of fixed‑term deposits rolling off and by deposit concentration at large banks, and they risk raising funding costs without changing the industry’s longer‑term downward trend in deposit yields.
Hong Kong Stocks Slide as Metals Rout Drags on Hang Seng; Tech Holds Up Relatively Better
Hong Kong equities retreated ahead of the Lunar New Year, with the Hang Seng down 1.72% as metals and mining stocks led losses. Tech names proved more resilient, while investors await U.S. inflation data and post‑holiday Chinese activity for direction.
How China’s ‘Black Strawberry’ Is Challenging the Cherry’s Lunar New Year Crown
Black strawberries have erupted into China’s Lunar New Year fruit market, driven by scarcity, distinctive appearance and social-media buzz, challenging imported Chilean cherries whose prices have weakened. Improved greenhouse techniques and colourful gift-box packaging have helped domestic strawberries move from niche novelty to mainstream seasonal contender.
China’s Military Pitches Readiness Over Reunion: A New‑Year Showcase of Constant Vigilance
State military media have showcased PLA units maintaining high vigilance through the Lunar New Year, emphasizing continuous readiness across coastal, maritime and high‑altitude frontiers. The coverage blends technical preparedness with intensified political training, signaling to domestic and international audiences that the armed forces see sustained alertness as standard practice.
Lunar New Year Boom at China–Vietnam Borders Revives Cross‑Border Tourism and Local Economies
Cross‑border tourism between China and Vietnam has surged ahead of the Lunar New Year, with Guangxi ports reporting double‑digit growth in passenger flows. Policy easing, improved customs coordination and targeted local festivals are driving short‑haul trips that boost border city economies and expand people‑to‑people ties.