World Today

① UN officials lodge official concern after leaks show the U.S. spied on the UN chief. (00:47)

② EU chief says decoupling with China is neither "viable" nor "desirable". (12:30)

③ Canton Fair welcomes participants from over 220 countries and regions, showing the vitality of China’s foreign trade. (19:58)

④ Clashes in Sudan despite the ceasefire. (29:49)

⑤ South Korea's president suggests military assistance to Ukraine under certain conditions. (41:44)

① China's first-quarter economy grows by 4.5% as the recovery accelerates. (00:50)

② Australia says no single power should dominate the "Indo-Pacific." (13:24)

③ Silicon Valley entrepreneur says white collar jobs would be affected first under rapidly evolving generative AI development like ChatGPT. (24:48)

④ Elon Musk: US government had full access to Twitter user data and private DMs. (34:35)

⑤ 2023 Shanghai auto show unveils more than 100 new models, 70 of which will be electric. (43:59)

①China and Germany's foreign ministers have co-chaired a new round of strategic dialogue in Beijing. What are the areas where the two sides could reach consensus? (00:52)

②We look at the fighting in Sudan which is triggered by power struggle between the country’s president and vice president. (12:21)

③Macron have signed France’s pension reform into law despite protests. Will Macron's government be doomed by this issue? (25:22)

④G7 foreign ministers are meeting in Japan. (35:29)

⑤Poland and Hungary have suspended imports of Ukrainian grain in a move to placate their own producers despite a warning from the European Union. Is it coincidence that Budapest and Warsaw are once again holding a same position that is on the opposite side of Brussels? (45:11)

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing. How will Lula's trip further boost China-Brazil relations? What role can the two major emerging markets play in the global economy, and how can their partnership impact world trade?

Host Ge Anna is joined by Dr. Guy Burton, Adjunct Professor at the Department of International Affairs, Vesalius College in Brussels; Dr. Jiang Shixue, Professor and Director of the Centre for Latin American Studies, Shanghai University; and Chen Weihua, Chief of the China Daily EU Bureau.

①Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has arrived in China for a state visit. What issues top his agenda in Shanghai and Beijing? (00:47) ②China has released a position paper to reiterate support for the peaceful reconstruction and development of Afghanistan. What are the details? (14:20) ③German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is on a visit to China. What's at stake for China-Germany relations? (25:30) ④RCEP nears full implementation after the Philippines deposited its instrument of ratification. What new opportunities will the bloc bring to the world economy?(34:40) ⑤Saudi Arabia and Syria's foreign ministers have welcomed the thaw in bilateral ties. How significant is this?(44:30)

①The International Monetary Fund lowered its expectation for global growth this year slightly.(00:46) ②European Council President Charles Michel backs up French President Emmanuel Macron's push for "strategic autonomy" away from the United States.(13:07) ③Joe Biden vows to use Northern Ireland trip to maintain peace in the region.(25:30) ④China mulls over regulation on generative AI.(35:40) ⑤United Nations demographers made rough guess that Indian population will pass China's in mid-April this year.(43:30)

①Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will begin a state visit to China on Wednesday. What will be on his agenda?(00:50) ②U.S. and the Philippines hold 2+2 defense and foreign affairs ministerial dialogue. How are people in the Philippines reacting to stronger U.S. military presence in their country?(13:30) ③Our interview with Paolo Bazzoni, chairman of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, on what to expect at the national pavilion of Italy during this year's International Consumer Products Expo in Hainan.(24:06) ④What are analysts saying about the latest figures on China's economic performance?(33:27) ⑤U.S. business and foreign policy community call for stabilization of U.S.-China relations in an open letter.(43:17)

①China's first domestically-built aircraft carrier joins a PLA military drill in the Taiwan Straits and around Taiwan island for the first time. What are the details? (00:46) ②U.S. government officials scramble to identify source of highly classified intel leak. What damage will this leak bring? (15:10) ③Saudi Arabia and Houthi officials advance talks over long-term ceasefire. What are the prospects? (25:30) ④The 3rd International Consumer Products Expo kicks off in Hainan.(35:36) ⑤China's first batch of shares under registration-based IPO system surge in debut.(43:20)

French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are in the spotlight as the latest European leaders visiting China. What message do these visits convey? Can the visit reset China-EU relations? To what extent can the EU achieve strategic autonomy in China policy? How will the deepening of China-France relations lead to regional stability and development?

Host of Ge Anna talks with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Founder of The Schiller Institute, a Germany-based political and economic think tank; Kamal Makili-Aliyev, Affiliated Researcher at Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Sweden; Dr. Cui Hongjian

Head of European Studies Department at China Institute of International Studies.

①Macron warns against shunning China as he begins his visit to the country. What can China and Europe offer to one another during this week's top leadership diplomacy? (00:56)

②Is the McCarthy-Tsai meeting a provocation of China? (12:54)

③Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iran have met in Beijing to discuss key details in the resumption of their diplomatic ties following a landmark China-mediated agreement last month. (25:18)

④A new International Monetary Fund report says the US and other nations trading more with political allies and less with rivals could, also known as “friendshoring trend”, makes the world poorer. (35:32)

⑤An Australian mayor is considering suing OpenAI for what he says is a false ChatGPT claim that he has served in prison for bribery. This is likely to be the world's first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content. Is it raising concerns about more spread of disinformation because of ChatGPT? (45:11)