EPISODE · Dec 8, 2025 · 53 MIN
The significance of Hong Kong’s legislative election
from World Today
① Hong Kong has completed its election of the eighth-term Legislative Council. As the city is in a difficult period after a deadly apartment fire, what’s the significance of the election? (00:54) ② The Trump administration says it aims to prevent conflict with China over the Taiwan question in a new National Security Strategy document. Is this a sign that the current US administration is more realistic in its China policy? (14:43) ③ Why are Japan’s repeated moves to interfere with China’s naval exercises in the East China Sea dangerous? (24:49) ④ What has made the OECD raise its 2025 forecast for China’s economic growth? (35:47) ⑤ Why have downloads of Xiaohongshu surged in Taiwan after the island’s DPP authorities announced restriction of the social networking app? (46:17)
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① Hong Kong has completed its election of the eighth-term Legislative Council. As the city is in a difficult period after a deadly apartment fire, what’s the significance of the election? (00:54) ② The Trump administration says it aims to prevent conflict with China over the Taiwan question in a new National Security Strategy document. Is this a sign that the current US administration is more realistic in its China policy? (14:43) ③ Why are Japan’s repeated moves to interfere with China’s naval exercises in the East China Sea dangerous? (24:49) ④ What has made the OECD raise its 2025 forecast for China’s economic growth? (35:47) ⑤ Why have downloads of Xiaohongshu surged in Taiwan after the island’s DPP authorities announced restriction of the social networking app? (46:17)
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