The second China-Central Asia Summit has taken place in Kazakhstan. Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the summit in Astana. He has laid out a vision for cooperation between China and Central Asia, calling for unity, win-win development, and deeper people-to-people ties. He also outlined plans to promote regional prosperity, security, and integration. What are the outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit (00:40)?

From a digital RMB center to new measures for offshore finance, China's central bank has announced eight major financial policies at the Lujiazui forum in Shanghai. What do they mean for China’s financial opening up (18:28)?

China's trade in goods continued to grow in the first five months of the year. From January to May, foreign trade totaled nearly 18 trillion yuan or around 2.5 trillion US dollars. That represents a 2.5% increase despite the uncertain global economic environment. Several multinational investment banks, including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and UBS, have raised their forecasts for China's GDP, citing the positive impact of the government's growth policies. Why are they upbeat about China’s economy and capital markets? Where is the economic resilience coming from? Host Zhao Yang spoke with Li Lun, an assistant professor of economics at Peking University; Dr. Zhou Mi, a senior research fellow with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation; and Yan Liang, a professor of economics at Willamette University.

This year’s Dragon Boat Festival boosted travel and consumer spendings across China. The country saw 119 million passenger trips, a yearly increase of 5.7 percent. Meanwhile, China's consumer goods trade-in program has generated 1.1 trillion yuan in sales in the first five months. What strength does China’s consumption show amid the new reality (00:40)?

DeepSeek updates its R1 AI model. What does it suggest about China’s AI potential (18:52)?