The Beijing Hour

Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, expressing hope for good bilateral relations in the new era(01:01). Italian President Sergio Mattarella is paying a state visit to China as the two countries mark 20 years of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership(08:29). And Germany's government coalition has collapsed after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired the finance minister(17:46).

U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump has declared victory, as his party is also projected to take control of the Senate (01:03). A guideline says China will expand its winter sports industry to 1.2 trillion yuan by 2027 with better infrastructure and services(31:49). This year's China International Import Expo in Shanghai has a New Materials Zone for the first time to focus on electronic, biological, and low-carbon materials (37:55).

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has pledged commitment to opening up in his address to the China International Import Expo, which is welcoming a record number of exhibitors this year(01:10). The private Caixin services PMI indicates that the expansion in China's services sector is accelerating(42:10). Continuous rain in Spain has hit Barcelona after causing historical flooding in the Valencia region(18:09).

China's Shenzhou-18 astronauts have returned from their six-month mission at the Tiangong Space Station and brought back samples from in-orbit scientific experiments including life sciences(01:06). The Kazakh prime minister is among the government officials arriving in Shanghai to attend this year's CIIE which has attracted a record number of exhibitors(11:01). And residents in Valencia vented their anger at the government's flood response during a visit by the Spanish King, as the region begins to clean up amid the ongoing search for survivors(19:06).

Taiwan is cleaning up after Typhoon Kong-rey killed at least three people on the island, as coastal regions on the Chinese mainland prepares for an unusual path of this autumn typhoon(01:09). Flash flooding has killed more than 150 people in Spain as rescue efforts continue in hardest-hit Valencia(06:37). And Israel has set allowing the return of residents to the north as a condition for a ceasefire with Hezbollah(20:10).

China says the European Union ruling on tariffs for Chinese electric vehicles failed to address concerns from industries; Beijing also pledged an open attitude in cooperation between auto industries(01:04). Finland’s president has spoken with students and faculty at Fudan University in Shanghai as part of his state visit to China(10:51). And Lebanon has expressed hope for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah under a U.S. backed plan(16:30).

China's Shenzhou-19 astronauts are now inside the Tiangong Space Station together with the Shenzhou-18 crew, who will head home after handing over the work(01:04). China has rejected EU tariffs on Chinese-made EVs and expressed hope for a solution through ongoing negotiations(09:24). And China's ambassador to the United Nations has encouraged the Security Council to explore more actions for a ceasefire in Gaza(17:40).

Chinese president Xi Jinping has held talks with his Finnish counterpart, Alexander Stubb, who is on a state visit(01:09). China's Shenzhou-19 mission will have fruit flies as part of its life science experiments inside the Tiangong space station(12:05). And China is urging restraint and a cessation to hostilities in the Middle East at a UNSC emergency meeting(20:51).

Finnish President Alexander Stubb is paying a state visit to China as the two countries mark 74 years of diplomatic ties(01:07). China's commerce ministry says the European Union's direct price negotiations with companies, parallel to official EV tariff talks, will damage trust and disrupt progress(31:10). And Japan's ruling LDP has lost its parliamentary majority(10:11).

The Chinese president has voiced support for the development of the Global South, and called on BRICS Plus partners to pool strength and wisdom(01:04). China has marked the success of its first reusable satellite mission(12:31). And the IMF is warning of low growth and high debt in the global economy(37:30).