① Chinese FM: G20 fails to agree on climate crisis due to introduction of geopolitical issues by certain countries. (00:49)

② Chinese firms continue to dominate this year's Fortune Global 500. (16:42)

③ AMD considers making a specific A.I. chip for China to comply with export controls. (24:54)

④ Trump indicted with a high support rate. How will it impact the 2024 presidential election? (34:27)

⑤ China to upgrade "minor mode" to create a safe, healthy network environment for juveniles. (45:45)

① Senior Chinese and US diplomats discuss how to “responsibly manage the bilateral relationship.” (00:52)

② China’s central bank vows to use multiple policy tools to ensure a steady economic recovery. (13:27)

③ Argentina makes part of its debt payments to the IMF in the Chinese Yuan. (24:40)

④ Fitch downgrades the U.S. credit rating following concerns over the erosion of governance and its debt burden. (32:47)

⑤ TSMC delays chip factory opening in the U.S. due to a skilled worker shortage. (42:32)

① Chinese President orders the all-out rescue of people missing, trapped in floods, and geological disasters. (00:57)

② China announces export controls on civilian drones to safeguard national security and interests. What could this mean for the future of technology? (14:41)

③ China unveils detailed measures to bolster the private economy. How will they supercharge Chinese economic growth? (24:57)

④ How will the US' latest military aid to Taiwan island further endanger peace in the Straits? (35:09)

① France opposes "decoupling" after economic talks with China. (00:56)

② China's economic planner unveils 20 measures to boost domestic spending in 2023. (11:43)

③ China and Pakistan celebrate the Decade of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. (24:38)

④ The Chinese Defence Ministry says Japan's increasing military expansion poses significant challenges to regional and global peace. (35:37)

⑤ Australia-U.S Ministerial Consultations raise concerns over regional peace as they prioritise militarization. (44:27)

China’s top leadership held a meeting to analyze the current economic situation and laid out a roadmap to guide economic work for the second half of the year. How will China's economy develop in the remainder of the year? What are the priorities of the Central Committee’s plan?

Host Ge Anna is joined by 

Dr. Zhou Mi, Senior Research Fellow with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation; 

Dr. Yao Shujie, Chueng Kong Professor of Economics at Chongqing University;

Dr. Ilaf Elard, Associate Professor of Practice in Economics and Core Faculty Member at the Centre for Data Science and A.I. at NYU Shanghai.

①A Chinese government delegation has joined North Korean commemorations of Korean War armistice. What’s the message from Beijing? (00:54)

②African leaders are in the Russian city of St. Petersburg for a two-day summit with President Vladimir Putin. What is Russia looking for in Africa? (24:48)

③The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point to a 22-year high, as it continues a fight against inflation. (24:59)

④In the West African country of Niger, soldiers have announced a coup on national TV. We explore the factors leading to the coup. (31:11)

⑤Document on demonstration zone in Fujian Province will boost cross-Strait integration: Scholar. (42:23)

①Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi has proposed four points on strengthening cooperation in the Global South: eliminating conflicts, common development, openness, unity. We look at China’s Global South diplomacy. (00:54)

②US secretary of state Antony Blinken has used a trip to Tonga to criticize China's behavior in the South Pacific region. Is his comment a repetition of a cliché about China? (14:34)

③The IMF has lifted global growth forecast, but economic challenges persist. (24:59)

④Is Beijing making use of a 1971 UN General Assembly resolution to exclude Taipei from participating in international organizations? (35:24)

⑤The US Department of Education has opened a formal probe into Harvard University over a practice of favoring undergraduate applicants who are related to alumni or big donors. We look at a debate about equitable access to higher education opportunities in the US. (45:20)

①Senior leaders of the Communist Party of China have held a meeting to set out the economic work for the second half of the year. We take a look at the main messages from the meeting. (00:51)

②We look at the future of the China-Cambodia relations in the wake of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s general election victory. (14:21)

③The Israeli parliament has passed a law stripping the Supreme Court of the power to block government decisions. Why has Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu resumed judicial overhaul? (25:03)

④China says it regrets the curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology. What will Japan gain in return by aligning with the US chip restrictions on China? (36:17)

⑤NASA scientists say 2024 will probably be hotter than this year because of El Niño. (44:26)

①The 13th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. What issues are being discussed? (00:49)

②General election results in Spain leave the future of the next government up in the air. We bring you more on the possible scenarios for Spain's future political landscape. (12:40)

③G20 bloc fails to reach agreement on cutting fossil fuels. What are the key sticking points? (24:21)

④China surpasses the US in unicorn businesses. (34:16)

⑤The 31st summer edition of the World University Games is set to kick off this week in Chengdu. What to expect? (43:16)

Over the years, opportunities have popped up for India's ambition to turn itself into a manufacturing hub. Donald Trump’s trade war and the pandemic have prompted multinationals to diversify supply chains. Like Vietnam, India is a primary destination when companies seek to relocate part of their productions out of China.

That’s why Foxconn’s recent exit from an ambitious project to build one of India’s first chip factories looks a little surprising. While Indian officials claim that the news changes nothing about India’s semiconductor manufacturing goals, it raises questions about the ease of doing business if foreign investors participate in India’s manufacturing development.

What obstacles does India have to get rid of on its road to being a manufacturing hub?

Host Ding Heng is joined by Mohammed Saqib, Secretary General of the India China Economic and Cultural Council; Dr. Timothy Kerswell from Chinese University of Hong Kong; Professor Yao Shujie from Chongqing University.