In today’s podcast:

As US Republican candidate Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 US presidential election early Wednesday local time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at Wednesday’s press briefing that China “respects the choice of the American people,” and that China’s policy on the US is consistent.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 7th China International Import Expo and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum on Tuesday, saying China has continued to walk the talk in expanding opening-up and that the country is capable of promoting sound and steady economic growth.

What people will see at this year’s Airshow China are not only "pillars of the country," but also China's confidence and openness in high-tech fields, as well as a vision of peaceful development and win-win cooperation, a Global Times editorial emphasized. 

A Global Times in-depth article tells the stories of "temple caretakers" across generations in Jincheng, North China's Shanxi Province. It explores their dedication to preserving cultural relics, and how they are using their efforts to educate people about China's rich cultural heritage.

At the Tencent WE Summit in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Monday, Kip Thorne, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2017, engaged in a conversation with renowned Chinese director Guo Fan, best known for his sci-fi blockbuster series The Wandering Earth. Guo invited Thorne to be the science advisor for his next film as they talked about sci-fi and arts.