In today's podcast:

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Monday held a meeting to analyze and study the economic work of 2025, the Xinhua News Agency reported.?

With joint exercises by Chinese and foreign militaries in 2024, China has demonstrated its mature global power projection capabilities and new weapons and equipment that can adapt to modern battlefield environments, showing that China is now capable of contributing more to global peacekeeping efforts, Chinese experts said.

Optimism can be maintained when envisioning the future trajectory of China-Australia relations, said Bob Carr, former Australian foreign minister, in an exclusive interview with the Global Times. 

A Global Times in-depth story?dives into the stories behind the internet-famous pandas who have attracted throngs of fans to panda reserves.

After nearly eight memorable years in China, Brazilian footballer Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Junior is contemplating whether to stay as his contract with Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port nears its expiration at the end of 2024.