News Summary:
On February 17, 2026, the Spring Festival Gala, produced by China Central Television (CCTV), garnered over 23.06 billion views, with more than 400 million live viewers watching across television, phones, and tablets. This follows the February 16 broadcast of the annual gala, where CCTV showcased humanoid robotics as a symbol of national technological advancement and industrial strategy, utilizing the cultural and political platform often compared in mass appeal to the Super Bowl in the United States. Earlier, on February 14, CCTV reported President Xi Jinping's speech emphasizing China's commitment to accelerating efforts to build a new development paradigm and focusing on high-quality growth, social harmony, and stability in 2026. Previously, on February 13, CCTV, citing Sputnik, reported Beijing's plan to remove tariffs on imports from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to China starting May 1, a move aimed at boosting shared development and expanding African exports, including agricultural products, through a "Green Channel" mechanism.
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