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Xinhua’s Parade Photo Campaign Fuels National Pride and Amplifies China's State Narrative

When the Chinese state commemorated the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic on September 3, 2019, the most striking reminders of the day were not the speeches or the fireworks but the images that flooded social media under the hashtag #新华社出图, “Xinhua News Agency releases pictures.” In a nation where official visual narratives carry weight far beyond the newsroom, the flood of high‑definition, watermark‑free photos from Xinhua’s 150‑strong photography corps became a cultural moment in its own right, drawing millions of likes, reposts and comments on Weibo and turning the agency’s visual output into a barometer of national pride.

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China’s 80th‑Anniversary Victory Gala Sweeps Social Media with Patriotic Fervor and Emotional Tears.

The streets of Beijing were quiet when the lights went up on the grand stage of the National Centre for the Performing Arts, but the nation’s social media erupted with a cascade of tributes, tears and hashtags. The event at the heart of the frenzy was the “Literary and Artistic Gala to Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression,” a state‑produced spectacle that blended traditional Chinese opera, modern dance, spoken word and orchestral music into a single, emotionally charged evening.

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“Peace Doves Get Paid”: Chinese Dove Release Sparks Viral “Doves Have Salaries” Trend on Weibo

When the State Council announced that the ceremonial release of “peace doves” would be part of this year’s national celebrations, few people imagined that the feathered ambassadors of harmony would become a talking point on China’s busiest social‑media platform. Within hours of the event’s rehearsal on September 3, 2025, the phrase “和平鸽也有工资” – literally, “peace doves also have salaries” – exploded across Weibo, racking up nearly half a million mentions and climbing to the top‑twenty trending topics.