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Ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotees arrive to offer prayers at the Thean Hou temple decorated with red lanterns in Kuala Lumpur on January 27, 2017 on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
The Lunar New Year will mark the start of the Year of the Rooster on January 28. / AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA
China rings in the Year of the Rooster with a big Spring Festival Celebration.
But Spring Festival isn’t the only big story in China right now – President Xi Jinping just wrapped up a visit to Europe, the economy has been declared the world’s fastest growing and climate change remains at the top of the agenda.
- Yun Sun is a Senior Associate with the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center.
- Song Zhang is the chief correspondent for the Washington, D.C., Bureau of Shanghai Wen Hui Daily.
- Gene Ma is the Chief China Economist at the Institute of International Finance.
- Han Peng is a correspondent for CGTN.
Spring Festival photo gallery
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A child in costume looks on during celebrations for the Chinese New Year parade, marking the year of the Rooster, in Lisbon on January 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
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Ethnic Malaysian-Chinese devotees arrive to offer prayers at the Thean Hou temple decorated with red lanterns in Kuala Lumpur on January 27, 2017 on the eve of the Lunar New Year.
The Lunar New Year will mark the start of the Year of the Rooster on January 28. / AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA
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Chinese children stand near a lantern tree display ahead of the Lunar New Year in Beijing on January 24, 2017.
The Lunar New Year, known locally as the Spring Festival, falls on January 28 this year and marks the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar. / AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
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A worker paints a statue at a Chinese temple ahead of the Lunar New Year festival in Denpasar, on Indonesia's Bali island on January 23, 2017.
Indonesian-Chinese are preparing to celebrate the Lunar New Year or "Spring Festival, which falls on January 28 this year, for the start of the Year of the Rooster. / AFP PHOTO / SONNY TUMBELAKA
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Revelers perform during celebrations for the Chinese New Year parade, marking the year of the Rooster, in Lisbon on January 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
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Children wearing costumes take part in the Chinese New Year, parade, marking the year of the Rooster, in Lisbon on January 21, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
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Chinese-made decorative hangings are on sale at a Lunar New Year or Tet market in downtown Hanoi on January 18, 2017.
Vietnamese are preparing to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, which is the Year of the Rooster. / AFP PHOTO / HOANG DINH Nam
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