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Panel: Why is Japan playing with fire on the Taiwan question?
China is lodging serious protests with Japan over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on the Taiwan question. Over the past two weeks, the remarks describing a Taiwan contingency as a su…
Published on 2 weeks ago
How far could Takaichi’s provocations push East Asia toward greater tension?
① Chinese premier arrives in Zambia for a landmark visit. What might their ties say about future collaboration across the Global South? (00:55) ② Japan’s neighbors are raising serious concerns over …
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Global alarm over Japan’s rightward shift — What’s driving the rising vigilance?
① Global alarm is rising over Japan's sharp rightward shift and the resurgence of militarist rhetoric. (00:45) ② Foreign investors are stepping up their presence in China’s A-share market and increa…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Japanese PM’s remarks hit Japan’s economy—how bad could it get?
① Chinese Premier Li Qiang is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Moscow and deepening China-Russia cooperation—what’s at stake for regional growth? (00:53) ② Japanese diploma…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Japan’s Taiwan rhetoric: a return of far-right militarism?
① Does Japan’s recent Taiwan rhetoric reveal a resurgence of far-right militarism? (00:49) ② China and Germany look to boost trade and investment—How will this deepen their cooperation? (24:57) ③ M…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
COP30: How is China stepping up and lead the Global South on climate?
As our planet gets hotter, and disasters strike harder, world leaders gather for COP30 in Brazil’s Belém. Can they turn promises into action? What’s at stake this year, and how is China taking the le…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Can economic ties continue to serve as the ballast of China-US relations?
① Meeting top executives of the National Committee on US-China Relations, China’s vice premier called for efforts to promote the stable development of China-US economic ties. Can economic ties contin…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
New opportunities for private capital to fund China’s major projects
① Spain’s King Felipe VI is on a state visit to China. How can China and Spain build a more stable and dynamic strategic partnership? (00:53) ② In a phone call with his Canadian counterpart, China’s…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
What’s alarming about Sanae Takaichi’s recent Taiwan comment?
① China has lodged representations with Japan over its prime minister’s remarks concerning Taiwan. Why is it problematic and dangerous to suggest that a military conflict over Taiwan could be a survi…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Is the US closer to ending its government shutdown?
① China has suspended port fees for US-linked ships and some critical mineral export curbs to the US. We explore China’s strong commitment to implementing the consensus reached during the China-US tr…
Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago