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    主持人:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    Backchat is RTHK Radio 3's week-daily current affairs discussion programme, with expert panels and listener participation. It airs every Monday to Friday from 9.05am - 10am (HKT).
    Have your say by calling us on 233 88 266, find us on Facebook - Backchat on RTHK Radio 3, or email backchat@rthk.hk  

    Listen live on Radio 3's homepage - www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3

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    08/01/2026

    South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's China visit / World's longest flight / Cold snap

    On Thursday's Backchat, we discussed the state visit by South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to China, which just wrapped up on Wednesday. Mr Lee has said that Seoul should seek coexistence and cooperation with Beijing to the greatest extent possible, and actively explore areas that could achieve mutual benefits. Apart from agreeing to deepen economic cooperation and holding a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping, both leaders shared light-hearted moments, including a viral selfie.

    We then looked at the world's longest flight that made its record-breaking debut last month. Experts say China Eastern's 29-hour journey from Shanghai to Buenos Aires has set the standard for new, ultra-long-haul journeys.

    And we heard from a weather expert about the current cold snap. It comes as the Observatory issued the frost warning for the first time this winter.

    9:05am-9:30am: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's China visit

    Speakers:

    David Tizzard, Host of the Korea Deconstructed Podcast and Assistant Professor in Korean Studies at Seoul Women's University

    Edmund Cheng, Professor at the Department of Public and International Affairs, City University of Hong Kong

    9:32am-9:47am: World's longest flight

    Speaker: Brendan Sobie, Aviation Analyst and Consultant, Sobie Aviation

    9:47am-10:00am: Cold snap

    Speaker: Martin Williams, Hong Kong-based writer, conservationist (PhD) and owner of DocMartin Williams, which provides wildlife tours and documents changes in weather pattern

    08/01/2026 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    08/01/2026 - South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's China visit

    08/01/2026 - World's longest flight

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    US tariffs / Diving safety

    主持人:Azam Khan and Mike Rowse

    US President Donald Trump earlier rolled out sweeping tariffs targeting most countries, including some of America’s closest allies. Analysts have called this move the most protectionist action taken by a US government in a century.

    Despite growing criticism at home and abroad, President Trump is defending his position, arguing that the policies of other countries have been "unjust" to the United States.
    Tariffs are hitting as high as 34 percent on goods from China, 24 percent on products from Japan, and 20 percent on the European Union. This dramatic yet expected shift has sent shockwaves through global markets and sparked fierce criticism from the affected nations.
    Beijing is already retaliating with 34 percent additional tariffs on US imports. In a statement published by the Xinhua News Agency, the central government urged the US to stop using tariffs as a "weapon to suppress China’s economy and trade", adding that Washington was undermining the rules-based multilateral trading system.
    Meanwhile, here in Hong Kong — which is recognised as a separate customs territory from the mainland — Financial Secretary Paul Chan said that there will be no countermeasures implemented for now. He also reassured investors that the SAR remains committed to keeping the flow of capital free, despite US pressure.

    In the latter part of the show, we spoke to a veteran diver, after a Hong Kong woman died in the Philippines during a highly demanding technical dive.



    9:05am-9:46am: US tariffs

    9:05am-9:46am: Andrew Leung, International & Independent China strategist and former Director General of Social Welfare

    9:15am-9:30am: Regina Ip, Executive Councillor and lawmaker



    9:46am-10:00am: Diving safety

    9:46am-10:00am: Harry Chan, veteran diver

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    08/04/2025 - 足本 Full (HKT 09:05 - 10:00)

    08/04/2025 - US tariffs

    08/04/2025 - Diving safety