About this episode

The episode discusses the evolving role of the SCO in global governance and various geopolitical issues including trade barriers and industry trends.

①President Xi Jinping calls for efforts to support higher-quality SCO development. What is its evolving role in global governance? (00:44) ②The U.S. calls for G20 partners to consider more trade barriers on Beijing. How will it harm G20 mechanism? (12:42) ③We explore how China's semiconductor profits soar amid AI driven computing demand. (25:23) ④Russia's updated automotive strategy to produce 2.8 million cars a year by 2035: Can it become a major global player? (36:46) ⑤Why are young Koreans more interested in marriage than young Japanese? (43:36)

Topics covered

• SCO development
• global governance
• trade barriers
• semiconductor industry
• automotive strategy
• marriage trends

Keywords

• SCO
• Xi Jinping
• G20
• semiconductors
• automotive strategy
• Korea
• Japan
• global governance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SCO, G20

Places: China, Russia, Korea, Japan

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