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EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 53 MIN

What does it take to sustain growth of China's consumption power?

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①Xi Jinping will attend an upcoming international AI conference in Shanghai and deliver a keynote speech. Where is China now regarding the development and governance of AI? (00:56) ②What has made China's foreign trade maintain good momentum in the first half of 2026? (13:22) ③China has set a goal of raising total retail sales of consumer goods to about 60 trillion yuan ($8.8 trillion) by 2030. What will it take to sustain the growth of the country's consumer demand? (24:56) ④Why has Andy Burnham emerged as the frontrunner to become Britain's next prime minister? (34:47) ⑤Yemen's Houthi group has fired missiles at Saudi Arabia, accusing the kingdom of bombing an airport under its control. Does it represent a collapse of the peace process between the two sides? (44:34)

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