In today’s podcast:

China "does not recognize nor accept" the EU's final ruling on the anti-subsidy investigation into China-made electric vehicles and has filed a suit at the WTO Dispute Settlement Body over the matter, a spokesperson for China's Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday, vowing the country will take "all necessary measures" to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.

Speaking with the Global Times, Michael Schumann, chairman of the Board of the Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade, a German organization dedicated to promoting economic development and foreign trade, warned that EU’s final decision to put up trade barriers by increasing tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles risks losing credibility by obstructing Chinese EVs that could help achieve climate goals. 

Carrying three taikonauts, the Long March-2F Y19 carrier rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China early Wednesday morning, embarking on its journey to the China Space Station.

In an exclusive interview with the Global Times in Beijing, 77-year-old University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer shared his concerns about current issues like China-US relations and the Ukraine crisis, criticizing US foreign policy.

Over 200 representatives from 60 countries around the world recently gathered at the Second World Conference of Sinologists in Nanping, located in East China’s Fujian Province, to focus on understanding Chinese civilization and promoting global modernization.