China's H1 foreign trade surpasses 25 trillion yuan for first time
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The episode discusses China's foreign trade surpassing 25 trillion yuan for the first time, alongside geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and cooperation with Kazakhstan.
Iran has warned the US against interfering in the management of the Strait of Hormuz after the US president said his country is reinstating a blockade on Iran in the strait (01:06). The Chinese foreign minister says China is willing to work with Kazakhstan to seek common development while meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Beijing (23:07). China's foreign trade in goods in the first half of the year reached nearly 25.5 trillion yuan, marking the first time the figure surpassed 25 trillion yuan in that period (40:29).
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