What’s the logic of China’s Middle East diplomacy?
① Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has held separate meetings with senior officials from Iran and Saudi Arabia in Beijing. Why is China stepp...
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20 of 334 episodesAre China-Oman relations at a new starting point?
① China has welcomed the first Omani head of state since the two countries established diplomatic ties 48 years ago. What has prompted Sulta...
Panel: Why CPC's sustained anti-corruption drive matters
The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has concluded its fifth plenary session in Beijing, adopting a decision on severa...
COP17: The world wants to save nature, but is it on track?
①COP17: The world wants to save nature, but is it on track? (00:43) ②US, Japan agree to cooperate on the so-called "first island chain." How...
Can Norway and Finland's rare call with Putin build confidence for peace talks?
①Can Norway and Finland's rare call with Putin build confidence for peace talks? (00:41) ②Former Gambian Foreign Minister highlights China-G...
How Chinese AI models are dominating global usage rankings
①Seeking dialogue amid trade tensions: What to expect from the German president's China visit. (00:43) ②Former UN official backs China's Glo...
What's ahead for Lula in his new term as Brazil's president?
①How would US restrictions on outbound investment in China harm businesses? (00:41) ②Exploring China's revised administrative measures for o...
Panel: How could Long March spirit empower China's youth?
China has commemorated the 90th anniversary of the victory of the Long March. From 1934 to 1936, the Red Army led by the Communist Party of...
How is the Long March 90 years ago relevant to China today?
①How is the Long March 90 years ago relevant to China's "new Long March" today? (00:51) ②Takeaways from Chinese Premier's visits to Central...
Uncovering EU's new Arctic strategy
①Exploring China's climate lessons for developing countries (00:42) ②One year in power: How has Sanae Takaichi's public support fallen to a...
Chinese FM's takeaways from his Eurasia trip
①Chinese FM's four takeaways from his Eurasia trip (00:45) ②US bans Chinese AI DeepSeek from government agency IT systems. Is security conce...
What is behind China's 4.6% GDP growth in the first three quarters?
①Exploring solutions to global financial challenges at major financial forums in Beijing and Shanghai (00:46) ②What is behind China's 4.6% G...
Panel: Decoding Beijing's reform to turn complaints into change
Seven years into the reform on "swift response to public complaints," how has Beijing changed the way public concerns reach the government a...
70 years on, will Canton Fair continue to drive win-win trade?
①China's Canton Fair is marking its 70th anniversary. We explore the role of the event in the building of an open world economy. (00:57) ②Th...
What's the outlook of the Healthy China Initiative?
①Meeting two African leaders in Beijing, Xi Jinping put forward several proposals for China-Africa mining cooperation and settling Africa's...
What's prompting China and Russia to deepen maritime and Arctic cooperation?
①China and Russia have vowed to expand maritime and Arctic cooperation. How can the two sides jointly develop Arctic shipping routes? (01:01...
What is lying ahead for China-EU trade talks?
①China has unveiled 19 key measures to accelerate the development of new quality productive forces. What do they tell us about China's visio...
Panel: What's actually driving the war in Yemen?
Over the past month, the conflict in Yemen has dramatically escalated. Houthi forces have surged along Yemen's Red Sea coast and seized key...
Europe's tougher line on China ahead of talks: Pressure or pragmatism?
① The European Parliament takes a tougher line on China as the EU Trade Commissioner is set to visit Beijing. Can Europe really pressure Chi...
Three years into the Palestine-Israel conflict: What lessons for the world?
① China calls on France, Germany to uphold free trade after European countries propose new EU trade tool. How will trade defense tools backf...