World Today

① Trade between China, other RCEP members up 7.9% in first 11 months. One year on, what has RCEP brought to the region and the world? (00:47)

② China approves more COVID-19 antiviral pills for emergency use. What treatment options do patients now have, and how do these COVID medications work? (13:13)

③ CGTN polls: nearly 80% of global respondents expect China to make a greater contribution to the world economy in the new year. (25:04)

④ China import export tariffs in 2023 will include new waivers and increases for certain commodities. (35:07)

⑤ Lula takes office for his third term as Brazil's president. What to expect? (44:17)

Dictionaries and media outlets around the world have selected their own "word of the year" for 2022. From "permacrisis" to "gaslighting," how do these words capture our experience of the past year? How will it further impact our lives in the year to come?

Host Ge Anna is joined by Zoon Ahmed Khan, Research Fellow at the Centre for China and Globalization and Visiting Scholar at Tsinghua University; Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute; and Professor Qu Qiang, Assistant Director of the International Monetary Institute, Renmin University of China.

①China rolls out multiple measures to protect people’s lives and health as the country relaxes COVID restrictions. Has the “tsunami” of COVID infections peaked? (00:45)

②Russia bans oil supplies to countries that have introduced price caps. What will be the impact on the global oil market? (12:18)

③We continue our year-end review series on news stories that shaped the year. (25:00)

①As China continues to relax it COVID-19 restrictions, we discuss the impact on people’s lives and the country’s economy. (00:35)

②We continue our year-end review series of news stories that shaped the year. (25:00)

①China to downgrade management of Covid-19 from Class A to Class B. (00:38)

②Serbia places its troops on combat alert on Kosovo border over rising tensions. (12:14)

③We continue our year-end review series of news stories that shaped the year. (25:00)

①China urges the US to stop using Taiwan to contain China, after Biden signed into law the National Defense Act for Fiscal Year 2023. (00:45)

②China's foreign direct investment rose by 9.9% in the first 11 months of the year. (13:51)

③As 2022 draws to a close, we look back on the news stories that shaped the year. (25:00)

Long in the making, a provisional agreement of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, or CBAM, was recently announced by the European Union. Under the CBAM, imports into the EU of products from specific emissions-intensive sectors will face an import levy. The EU said CBAM will begin to operate from October 2023, initially with reporting obligations only, and then come into force in 2026. The bloc said CBAM is part of its strategy to reduce its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050.

Why are some of the EU’s trading partners accusing the bloc of protectionism? Are concerns from developing economies of being mistreated under CBAM valid? Host Liu Kun is joined by Yao Shujie, Chueng Kong Professor of Economics, Chongqing University; Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Founder of The Schiller Institute; Michael Grubb, Professor of Energy and Climate Change at University College London; Mike Bastin, China observer, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton.

①Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has delivered a plea for more US support as part of his trip to Washington. Has he got what he wants from the trip? (00:53)

②December 22nd marks the 50th anniversary of official bilateral relations between China and New Zealand. We discuss the experience drawn from this successful relationship. (12:36)

③Regions across China are racing to shore up the vaccination rate for the elderly amid a rise in Covid-19 cases. (25:03)

④China’s State Council has vowed to prioritize economic growth next year. (35:35)

①December 21st marks the 50th anniversary of China-Australia diplomatic ties. How can both sides facilitate the growth of a steady relationship? (00:56)

②China and Russia are holding a weeklong joint naval exercise off the coast of China. What does the drill tell us about the partnership between two the two sides? (13:47)

③Hong Kong and mainland agree to expand Stock Connect scheme. To what extent will the expansion benefit the both sides? (25:03)

④Latest data from the Johns Hopkins University show the total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has exceeded 100 million, or some 30 percent of the US population. (36:12)

①Australia’s foreign minister is visiting China to re-establish diplomatic dialogue. What’s at stake in her trip? (00:52)

②January 6 Capitol riot panel recommends criminal charges against Donald Trump. Is the recommendation politically motivated? (12:25)

③EU members finally agree to cap gas prices. (24:40)

④Japan approves a historic new military build-up in a likely departure from its postwar pacific constitution. Is Japan really facing a worrying security environment? (34:37)