China Media Group (CMG) on Friday released a list of the top 10 China news stories in 2022.

1. CPC holds 20th National Congress

The Communist Party of China (CPC) held its 20th National Congress in October, charting the course for the building of a modern socialist China in all respects for the next five years and beyond. Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC.

2. Economic output to exceed 120 trln yuan

China's economic output for the year 2022 is expected to exceed 120 trillion yuan (about $17.21 trillion), demonstrating the economy's resilience and bringing much-needed certainty and vitality to the world faced with unprecedented challenges amid COVID-19 disruptions and geopolitical tensions.

3. China optimizes COVID-19 response

China continued optimizing its COVID-19 response to better coordinate epidemic prevention and control measures with economic and social development.

4. China secures bumper grain harvest

China's grain output totaled about 686.53 billion kilograms this year, up 0.5 percent or 3.68 billion kg over 2021, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed in December. This is the eighth consecutive year for China to register a grain harvest of over 650 billion kg.

5. Hong Kong celebrates 25th anniversary of return to motherland

Hong Kong celebrated the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland on July 1, 2022. The need to fully and faithfully implement the "One Country, Two Systems" principle has been stressed.

6. Jiang Zemin passes away 

Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai on November 30, 2022, aged 96.

7. China makes historic breakthrough in space station construction

China's space station lab module Mengtian successfully docked with the core module Tianhe on November 1, 2022 and later completed its in-orbit transposition, forming the space station's basic T-shape configuration together with Tianhe and the Wentian lab module.

8. Beijing hosts 2022 Winter Olympics, Paralympics

China successfully hosted the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics between February 4 and 20 and March 4 and 13 respectively. Chinese athletes achieved the country's best-ever Winter Games results.

9. China builds world's largest clean energy corridor

The Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second-largest in terms of total installed capacity, went fully operational in the upper section of the Yangtze River in southwest China in December, marking the completion of the world's largest clean energy corridor.

10. PLA starts drills around Taiwan Island in response to Pelosi's visit

The People's Liberation Army conducted a series of joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island, showing China's determination to crush any attempts by separatists or external forces to seek "Taiwan independence" in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to China's Taiwan region in early August.