World Today

① China urges developed countries to contribute to climate fund. Will the West honor their promise this time? (00:54)

② How many Chinese elements can you find at the FIFA World Cup 2022. (16:00)

③ Turkish airstrikes hit Kurdish targets in Syria and Iraq in wake of Istanbul bombing. (26:13)

④ Elon Musk reinstates Donald Trump's Twitter account. Will Trump go back on to Twitter? (35:06)

UN Secretary-General António Guterres says with the global population now at eight billion and growing, action or inaction by the world’s largest economies is critical to determine if everyone gets to live on a peaceful and healthy planet. How can world leaders work together to bring a sense of certainty in an uncertain world after summits of ASEAN, G20 and APEC? How critical are developing countries to the recovery?

Host Ge Anna is joined by Prerna Bakshi, Lecturer from Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen; Andy Mok, Senior Research Fellow of Center for China and Globalization; Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University.

①Asia-Pacific leaders including President Xi Jinping convene in Bangkok for this year's APEC meeting. What issues will dominate the gathering? (00:54)

②We look at the momentum in economic integration in the Asia Pacific region. (14:56)

③Warsaw and NATO say the missile that hit Poland likely came from Ukraine defenses. (25:00)

④In the US, Republicans have taken back control of the House of Representatives by a narrow margin, while Democrats have retained a Senate majority. What will this mean to Biden's presidency? (36:23)

⑤Yale and Harvard withdraw from the influential US News & World Report rankings of the best law schools in the US, criticizing the rankings for using a methodology which they say devalues their efforts in recruiting working-class students and encouraging students to go into low-paid public service law after graduation. Will this action force changes to the ranking system? (44:19)

①Speaking at G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for strengthening international cooperation to release the potential of the digital economy. What needs to be done to seek more international alignment on digital economy? (00:53)

②Indonesia has put a landmark high-speed railway built with Chinese technologies into trial operation. What does the project tell us about the China-Indonesia relations? (15:07)

③We take a look a deadly missile blast near the Poland-Ukraine border. (23:46)

④Donald Trump has launched his 2024 US presidential run. Can he make it? (33:49)

⑤A migrant rescue ship has triggered a row between Italy and France. What does the episode tell about Italy's new government led by Giorgia Meloni? (43:21)

①Addressing the G20 Summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against politicizing food and energy issues. We discuss why using food and energy security as weapons end up hurting everyone. (00:55)

②We take a look at Xi Jinping's bilateral talks with world leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit. (12:52)

③In the first known in-person meeting between senior officials of the US and Russia since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began, CIA director Bill Burns warned Russia against using nuclear weapons. Why has the US initiated this meeting? (24:25)

④Official data show China's economy continued its mixed recovery in October. (33:42)

⑤The world population has reached 8 billion, and it is growing older. Are we ready for population aging? (42:47)

①In a face-to-face meeting with Joe Biden, Xi Jinping called for charting the right course for the China-US relations. What signals can we read from the meeting? (00:53)

②In a China-ASEAN summit, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for enhancing cooperation with ASEAN countries to jointly maintain regional peace and stability. What can other countries learn from the relations between China and ASEAN? (12:58)

③The Chinese government has announced a total of 20 measures to further optimize the COVID-19 response. Why does China adjust its Covid control measures right now? (23:46)

④An explosion in central Istanbul has killed at least 6 people, leaving more than 80 injured. We look at this attack’s possible political ramifications. (33:23)

⑤The European Commission has slashed its forecast for economic growth next year, saying the Eurozone will slide into recession over the winter. (40:40)

World leaders are gathered in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh to attend a series of meetings of the ASEAN, before joining members of the G20 in Indonesia and later APEC in Thailand.

What does the Asian moment mean to the region and world now and beyond. What do China-ASEAN relations look like in the post-pandemic era? With this growing integration between ASEAN and China, will US President Joe Biden’s visit pit ASEAN against China?

Host Ge Anna is joined by Dr Lee Pei May, Assistant Professor of Political Science, International Islamic University Malaysia; Dr. Chen Hong, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Studies Centre, East China Normal University.

①Southeast Asian leaders are convening in Cambodia for a series of regional summits and parallel meetings. We discuss ASEAN’s growing importance in international affairs. (01:00)

②In US midterm elections, Democrats have avoided sweeping defeats in Congress, but they still risk losing both chambers to Republicans. (12:01)

③We talk to Bayer Greater China’s chief financial officer about the German biotech giant’s experience in seeking new opportunities through the China International Import Expo. (24:07)

④Russia has ordered troops to withdraw from the strategic city of Kherson in southern Ukraine. Is this retreat a big blow to Russia? (32:02)

⑤French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to end the Barkhane anti-jihadist mission in Africa after more than a decade. What went wrong in the mission? (40:51)

①In a letter to the 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, President Xi Jinping calls for more international cooperation to foster an open, inclusive and vibrant cyberspace. Why is there, in China’s vision, a community with a shared future in cyberspace? (01:00)

②China calls on the EU to rationally view the China-EU relations, days after EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell described China as a key economic partner, an overall competitor, and a systemic rival. (13:57)

③CGTN's Dai Kaiyi talks to Clare Fearnley, New Zealand's Ambassador to China. (24:17)

④Why is Recep Tayyip Erdogan calling on Sweden to do more to get Turkey's approval to join NATO? (30:35)

⑤As the FIFA 2022 World Cup draws closer, Qatar, the hosting country, is lashing out at increasing Western criticism over human rights. (43:23)

①Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called for a stronger China-Cambodia friendship, as he embarked on a visit to Cambodia. What’s at stake in this visit? (00:59)

②At COP27, wealthy countries are called out for not paying their fair share in climate cost. Can there be breakthrough on funding arrangements for loss and damage suffered by the most vulnerable? (12:00)

③China's foreign trade expanded 9.5% year on year in the first 10 months. (24:24)

④The EU is accusing a flagship green technology legislation in the US of breaching global trade agreements. Does the EU have a legitimate concern? (34:16)

⑤The C919, China's first homegrown large jetliner, has made its debut at the biggest air show in the country. What are the specific things to watch? (43:09)