Global partnership launched in Beijing to fight poverty, promote development

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stressed the importance of enhancing the voice of developing countries and small and medium-sized countries while attending a meeting of the Group of Friends of Global Governance at the UN (01:01). Strategic stability is one key topic at the Shangri-La Dialogue (18:19). And US officials say Washington and Iran have an MoU to extend the ceasefire and launch talks on Iran's nuclear program, but Tehran denies a deal is finalized (21:00).

China is among over 50 countries and international organizations that launched a Global Partnership for Poverty Alleviation and Development, which aims to explore pathways to eradicate poverty at its roots (01:08). China is urging Japan's policy makers to act with caution on the National Intelligence Council, noting that intelligence agencies in Japan have historically paved the way for militarism and aggression (10:09). And US President Donald Trump says Iran will not receive sanctions relief in exchange for giving up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (20:49).

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has presided over a UN Security Council meeting and highlighted China's efforts in promoting peace and providing assistance (01:02). Profits of China's major industrial firms rose more than 18 percent on a yearly basis during the first four months of the year (36:46). And Japan has enacted a law to establish a National Intelligence Council, but the move has drawn protests from citizens demanding explanations (22:51).

Chinese President Xi Jinping says China and Serbia should better align development strategies, implement the mid-term action plan for Belt and Road cooperation, and advance cooperation in transport and energy infrastructure (01:00). China and Pakistan have issued a joint statement reaffirming friendship and mutual support, as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wraps up an official visit (31:41). And US forces have struck launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran (12:39).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Serbian counterpart, who has visited the Great Wall and Tian'anmen Square, during his first state visit to China (01:01). President Xi also met with the Pakistani prime minister and said Pakistan is a priority in China's neighborhood diplomacy while commending Islamabad's mediation efforts in the Middle East (31:41). And China's Shenzhou-23 astronauts, including a crew member from Hong Kong, are inside the Tiangong Space Station (14:29).

Participants at the APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting in Suzhou are discussing topics such as regional economic integration and digital cooperation (01:09). The prime minister of Pakistan says relations with China have continued to grow in strength and strategic significance amid changing regional and global dynamics (06:18). We look at how efforts at developing infrastructure and ecological protection have changed lives and the environment in Xizang 75 years after its peaceful liberation (11:34).

China says it is willing to work with Russia to deepen the foundation of mutual trust, enhance the quality of cooperation, and broaden the path of friendship (01:05). We take a look at Xizang's transformation in technology and people's lives 75 years since the region's peaceful liberation (10:15). And China says it opposes external pressure on Cuba after a U.S. indictment of former president Raul Castro (20:46).

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on China and Russia to drive their development and revitalization through strategic coordination, as the two countries agree to extend the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation (01:02). An agreement in principle to discuss a reciprocal tariff reduction framework and orders for 200 Boeing aircraft are among the outcomes of the recent China-U.S. consultations in South Korea (16:28). And the World Health Organization chief has expressed deep concern over the scale and speed of an Ebola outbreak in the DRC where the virus is believed to have spread unnoticed for weeks (24:36).

As the Russian president begins a state visit to China, both sides have expressed confidence in deepening friendship and cooperation (01:05). China has reiterated that the Taiwan region's participation in the WHO must be handled under the one-China principle after the World Health Assembly once again rejected a proposal to have Taiwan as an observer (31:47). And global health officials are calling on the international community to scale up support to fight an Ebola outbreak in Africa (24:09).

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's state visit, China says both sides are ready to elevate ties and bring more stability and positive energy into the world (01:10). The Second Senior Officials' Meeting of APEC China 2026 is reviewing past cooperation and preparing for future outcomes (13:13). And the Ebola outbreak has reached Goma in the DRC, prompting neighboring Rwanda to close the border (22:52).