Xinhua News Agency on Monday unveiled its selection of the top 10 news stories that defined China in 2025.

Below is a concise summary of these key events, listed in chronological order:

1. CPC launches Party-wide education campaign on improving conduct

Members and cadres of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from Langshan Town Street of Chongchuan District visit an exhibition on the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving conduct in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 5, 2025. (Photo by Xu Congjun/Xinhua)

A comprehensive education campaign was launched across the Communist Party of China (CPC) to reinforce the implementation of the central Party leadership's eight-point decision on improving conduct, leading to tangible progress in combating undesirable work styles such as pointless formalities, bureaucratism, hedonism and extravagance, closing institutional loopholes and strengthening institutional enforcement capacity.

The education campaign was planned by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, as a key task of the year to strengthen the Party building.