People's Daily · February 2026

• Foregrounds China's cultural achievements and soft power
• Highlights economic and technological successes
• Presents China as a constructive global actor
• Uses positive framing for domestic and international activities

All headlines are uniformly positive or neutral toward China; no critical or skeptical framing is present. The outlet's own voice is promotional, treating China as a source of progress and cooperation.

• foregrounds negative events (deaths, derailments, outbreaks, inhuman treatment)
• uses distancing or critical framing ('trigger concerns', 'fuel political fallout')
• reports internal U.S. conflicts (lawsuits, judge blocks, lawmakers reject)
• includes neutral cultural events but overall selection skews toward problems

Several headlines are neutral factual reports (e.g., 1, 10, 3, 11, 14, 16, 24) and one is positive cultural coverage (1, 10). However, the majority highlight crises, legal challenges, and controversies within the U.S., creating a critical overall impression. The outlet does not use overtly hostile language but selects stories that emphasize dysfunction and negative outcomes.