Chinese envoy calls for vigilance against Japan's nuclear ambitions
About this episode
The episode discusses the U.S.-Iran tensions, Japan's nuclear ambitions, and China's snooker championship victory.
The U.S.-Iran standoff in the Strait of Hormuz continues, as the UAE accuses Iran of attacking its civilian infrastructure in a move that analysts say could widen the confrontation in the region (01:02). A Chinese envoy to the United Nations says the international community must resolutely curb any attempts by Japan to possess nuclear weapons (22:17). Wu Yize has become China's second straight snooker world champion after defeating Sean Murphy in a thriller that stretched to the last frame (46:37).
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