World Insight with Tian Wei

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing. President Xi called on the EU to work with China in shoring up global stability and certainty through steady, sound relations. Our guests shared their insights.

The decades-long relationship between China and the European Union has not only benefited from hefty economic and trade ties, but also cultural interactions such as in art and classical music. This July, Maestro Zubin Mehta leads the Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino back to China. It is highly regarded as a bridge of music between China and Europe. About 30 years ago, Maestro Mehta conducted Puccini's opera Turandot at the Forbidden City in Beijing. In our recent conversation with the legendary maestro, he shares more on his story.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, who are visiting China on July 24. Chinese Premier Li Qiang and the two EU leaders will jointly chair the 25th China-EU Summit, with a focus on bilateral relations and global geopolitical challenges. Our guests shared their views.

World trade has been weighed down with uncertainty from indiscriminate U.S. tariffs on a wide range of commodities. Earlier this month, U.S. President Donald Trump reignited global trade anxieties by announcing steep tariffs on a range of imports starting August 1st. We talk to entrepreneurs from different parts of the world on their thoughts.

Analysts share their perspectives on how China’s businesses are dealing with tariff war uncertainties, turning challenges into opportunities and looking to a new horizon amid all the changes.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations. Over eight decades, the UN has been pivotal in advancing global peace and prosperity—with climate governance one of its top urgent missions. Our host spoke to Selwin Hart, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team.

This edition of the World Insight focuses on building powerful artificial intelligence models, which is the mission of computer scientist Yang Song. So, how can cutting edge AI models work for everyone? What's next?

In this installment of the special series, Brilliant Minds, we focus on scientific diplomacy, how scientists of all disciplines around the world put their minds together toward fixing humanity's greatest challenges. We hear from a top theoretical physicist and an accomplished mathematician.

The 2025 International Congress of Basic Sciences is underway in Beijing, with the world’s leading scientists gathering to promote collaboration and knowledge exchange, especially in the fields of mathematics, physics, as well as information science and engineering. Our host spoke to these brilliant minds.

Engineers and entrepreneurs explain how Chinese startups have developed rapidly alongside rapid advances in AI in recent years.