World Today China Plus

①Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to France, Serbia and Hungary. What to expect? (00:39)
②Foreign Ministers of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru are visiting China this week. What issues are on the top of their agenda? (14:31)
③US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a trip to the Middle East. Will the trip help achieve a ceasefire in Gaza? (24:34)
④China's manufacturing activity edges down in April. (34:01)
⑤Tesla reported struck a deal with Baidu for its mapping and navigation functions. (43:37)

① Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Beijing. What message does the meeting send out?
② China's tech-driven NEVs wow global attendees at Beijing auto show.
③ Israel says it may delay assault on Rafah in exchange for hostages. What are the main challenges there in reaching such an agreement?
④ Pro-Palestinian campus protests are spreading from the US to Europe.
⑤ US economy grew slower than expected at the start of 2024.

Meeting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing, President Xi Jinping called for seeking common ground and reserving differences. Xi also warned against the US saying one thing to China but doing the opposite, noting that the two countries should be partners rather than rivals. In a separate meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the US and China face a choice between stability and a downward spiral in their relations. What does Blinken’s visit tell us about the current trajectory in US-China ties? Can the two sides find a way to get along?
Host Ding Heng is joined by Clifford Kiracofe, Washington-based author and former Senior Professional Staff Member of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; Bo Kong, Co-Director of the OU Institute for US-China Issues, University of Oklahoma; Zhao Hai, Director of International Political Studies at the National Institute for Global Strategy.

①TikTok says it will challenge the U.S. ban signed into law by President Joe Biden and expects an ultimate win.(00:53) ②Our exclusive interview with renowned Chinese economist Professor Wen Tiejun of Renmin University of China on so-called "overcapacity" in China's green industries.(15:00) ③The UN human rights body has expressed horror at the discovery of hundreds of bodies from mass graves in Gaza and called for an investigation.(25:30) ④China says EU investigation into China's medical device market shows the bloc is moving towards protectionism.(35:00) ⑤An industrial expert says China will become a major producer, consumer, and exporter of hydrogen technologies, which would help reduce costs globally.(44:03)

①Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for Chongqing to further deepen reforms and opening up across the board and to constantly write its own chapter in advancing Chinese modernization. (00:48) ②Police have arrested students in several top U.S. universities amid wide-spread pro-Palestinian protests. (12:00) ③China's State Council stresses the need to improve the function of capital markets in the country's modernization drive. (25:30) ④The UK government's effort to send migrants to Rwanda has won approval in Parliament. (35:55) ⑤China targets Thursday evening to launch its Shenzhou-18 manned mission to the Tiangong Space Station. (44:48)

①China says it welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit and will focus on five key missions in the bilateral talks.(00:53) ②Nearly 200 navy representatives from dozens of countries gather this week in eastern China to attend the Western Pacific Naval Symposium in Qingdao.(14:10) ③China's general public budget revenue sustained recovery momentum during the first quarter of this year.(25:01) ④The main ruling party in the Maldives, the People's National Congress, has won the country's parliamentary election.(34:38) ⑤The World Anti-Doping Agency has defended its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned heart medication ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.(43:56)