In today's podcast:
Chinese President Xi Jinping is traveling from November 13 to 21 to attend the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and pay a state visit to Peru, and attend the 19th G20 Summit and pay a state visit to Brazil, at the invitation of Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. It is entirely foreseeable that under the strategic guidance of heads-of-state diplomacy, relations between China and Latin America and the Caribbean will usher in another highly anticipated moment, which will bring stability to the world.
In an interview with the Global Times, Jayant Menon, a senior fellow at the Singapore-based ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, shared his insights on how APEC facilitates economic and trade cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and the role China can play in fostering an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific.
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Monday that Chinese investigating agencies decided to impose temporary anti-dumping measures against brandy imported from the EU.
A public opinion survey conducted by the Global Times Institute on "mutual perceptions between China and the US" shows that around 90 percent of respondents from both China and the US express concern over bilateral relations, with mainstream public opinion in both countries favoring strengthened economic and commercial exchanges, people-to-people exchanges, and cooperation on climate change.
The Santiago International Book Fair is currently being held in Chile, and is set to run until November 17, with China as the guest of honor. The Chinese exhibition area at the book fair boasts over 3,000 titles, comprising more than 10,000 published books that resonate with the interests of local readers.