On New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2026 New Year message, which includes a wide range of priorities, from economic development to national governance, from people's well-being to reform and opening-up, and from China's own path to global governance. As President Xi put it, "We continued to embrace the world with open arms." So, how should we read the messages behind this warm yet forward-looking message? Let's hear from Zoon Ahmed Khan, Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, on what it all means.