On Friday's programme, we began with a closer look at the latest tranche of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The millions of documents released by the US Department of Justice contained the names of the rich and the powerful, from Elon Musk to Bill Gates, Republicans, Democrats, British politicians, Israeli intelligence agents, among others.

We then talked to experts on what the implications are, and if Epstein's victims are any closer to getting justice.

After the break, we heard from a scholar about how the Belt and Road Initiative was able to hit a record-high last year in total investment and construction. The mega-project has seen a deepening of economic cooperation in Africa and Central Asia.

And lastly, we talked with our tech correspondent and learn all about 'Moltbook', a social media platform that's designed for AI agents. Should we be amused, or afraid?

9:05am-9:30am:

New batch of Epstein files

Speakers:

Josef Gregory Mahoney, Professor in International Relations, East China Normal University (Shanghai)

Robin Smith, Chair of the Democrats Abroad in Hong Kong

Jeffrey Swartz, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Cooley Law School and former Miami Judge

9:32am-9:45am: Record high Belt and Road investment figures

Speaker: Hussein Askary, Vice-President of the Belt and Road institute in Sweden

9:45am-10:00am: Social network for AI agents

Speaker: Raj Shroff, AI Consultant