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World Today · Wednesday · 53 min

Rising diplomatic tensions between Brazil and Argentina

① China has slammed Japan’s annual defense white paper. What’s motivating Tokyo to hype up the so-called “China threat”? (00:56) ② What’s really going on behind the Philippines’ finger-pointing over China’s ethnic affairs? (15:31) ③ China has announced countermeasures in response to the latest US move to draft a ban on imports of new Chinese datacenter components. What’s driving Washington’s “small yard, high fence” approach to Chinese AI-related products? (25:09) ④ Why did the US economy grow more slowly than expected in the second quarter? (35:29) ⑤ Brazil has downgraded diplomatic ties with Argentina after renewed attacks by Argentine President Javier Milei on his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. To what extent is the clash driven by Milei’s ideological alignment with Brazil’s right-wing opposition ahead of October’s election? (45:16)

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① China has slammed Japan’s annual defense white paper. What’s motivating Tokyo to hype up the so-called “China threat”? (00:56)
② What’s really going on behind the Philippines’ finger-pointing over China’s ethnic affairs? (15:31)
③ China has announced countermeasures in response to the latest US move to draft a ban on imports of new Chinese datacenter components. What’s driving Washington’s “small yard, high fence” approach to Chinese AI-related products? (25:09)
④ Why did the US economy grow more slowly than expected in the second quarter? (35:29)
⑤ Brazil has downgraded diplomatic ties with Argentina after renewed attacks by Argentine President Javier Milei on his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. To what extent is the clash driven by Milei’s ideological alignment with Brazil’s right-wing opposition ahead of October’s election? (45:16)