Xi says China, US should be partners, not rivals

During his state visit to the US, the Chinese president says he is ready to work with his US counterpart to steer the giant ship of China-US relations on a steady course toward the future (01:27). At the UN General Assembly, the Palestinian president warns that Israel's policies threaten Palestinian existence, while the Israeli prime minister's address triggers a mass delegate walkout (16:20). People across China are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Friday (24:11).

In a written speech upon his arrival in the US for a state visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the two countries should be partners, not rivals (01:07). The conflicts in Iran and Ukraine have dominated discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York (12:24). China is set to make efforts to promote refined services so that people can travel more comfortably (37:08).

Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his state visit to the US on Wednesday, at the invitation of President Donald Trump (01:04). The general debate of the UN General Assembly's 81st session has opened in New York, with the secretary-general calling for a networked multipolar world (11:57). China is celebrating its ninth Farmers' Harvest Festival, which falls on the Autumn Equinox (25:13).

Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the US this week, Beijing says it is ready to work with Washington to enrich their bilateral Constructive Relationship of Strategic Stability (01:03). Fighting has intensified in Yemen, as the Houthis push to seize strategic heights in the country (11:23). World leaders are gathering in New York for the 81st UN General Assembly this week, with armed conflicts, global development, and emerging technologies among the key issues on the agenda (27:11).

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States from Wednesday to Friday, which comes over four months after US President Donald Trump's state visit to China (01:03). Iran has warned against a major new attack by the US and its allies, saying it has information on a new offensive (07:49). Chinese authorities say the country's grain supply has remained generally stable, with its food security reliably safeguarded, despite global challenges (36:55).

China has held a solemn ceremony to mark the 95th anniversary of the September 18th Incident, the start of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (01:06). Saudi Arabia and the Houthi group in Yemen have continued to trade strikes, forcing many Yemeni civilians to flee (08:16). The Canadian prime minister says his country welcomes the opportunity to become the EU's first associate member, but insists that Canadian lawmakers will have their say before any decisions are made (16:32).

The 23rd China-ASEAN Expo is underway in Nanning, featuring an artificial intelligence marketplace boasting over 500 consumer AI products, alongside the first ever ASEAN demand zone (01:10). Fighting intensifies in Yemen, with Saudi airstrikes targeting three provinces and Houthi forces downing a Saudi jet (19:49). The US Federal Reserve has raised its target federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75 to 4 percent, its first rate hike since July 2023 (37:23).

Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year plan for economic and social development, with a focus on integrating finance with technology and innovation (01:06). China has opened a canal creating a shortcut from its landlocked southwest to the coast and overseas markets, particularly among ASEAN members (06:53). A building sheltering Palestinian families displaced by the Israeli war on Gaza has collapsed, causing casualties (13:19).

Authorities say China's national economy remained steady in August, powered by innovation and high-quality growth (01:09). Hostilities between Yemen's Houthi group and Saudi Arabia continue, with mounting pressure on Riyadh over how to respond to the group's rapid advances along the Red Sea coast (08:23). Participants at the 13th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing are discussing how to build consensus on stability and advance security governance, with special emphasis on voices from the Global South (17:55).

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says President Xi Jinping's attendance at the BRICS summit in India was of strategic significance for steering the high-quality development for greater BRICS cooperation (01:10). The Houthi group in Yemen says Saudi Arabia has launched 58 airstrikes across six provinces of the country, following Houthi drone and missile attacks on a military base in southern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border (07:50). China pledges to prioritize health development and deepen the reform of the medical and health system during the next five years (20:27).