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主持人：Janice Wong and CM Chan
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China-UK rapprochement / Gaza ceasefire deal
On this week’s edition of Global Focus, we’re talking about the future of Sino-British relations. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves at the China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in Beijing last week, as both sides signaled their willingness to re-engage after a six year hiatus, with trade and green energies high on the agenda.
However, uncertainty looms as to how much influence the new Trump administration would have on the future of economic ties between the UK and China. So how far is Keir Starmer’s government ready to go in boosting ties with China? And how much influence will the US have on the UK’s trade policy with the region?
In the second part of the programme, we're talking about the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, following month of negotiations brokered by Egypt and Qatar. What are the implications? Was US President-elect Donald Trump involved? And how fragile is this agreement?
9:05am-9:30am: China-UK rapprochement
9:05am-9:30am: Peter Burnett, Chief Executive of the China-Britain Business Council
9:30am-10:00am: Gaza ceasefire deal
9:30am-10:00am: James Dorsey, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and author of the Turbulent World Podcast
9:30am-10:00am: Ross Feingold, Head of Research at Caerus Consulting and former Asia Chairman of Republicans Abroad
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Political turmoil in South Korea / Deepening rifts between US insurers and consumers
主持人：Janice Wong and CM Chan
On this week's edition of Global Focus, we’re looking into the latest developments in Korean politics. President Yoon Suk Yeol is once again facing impeachment after surviving a motion tabled against him last week, over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law. In a defiant speech, the embattled leader vowed to “fight till the end”, and blamed what he called “anti-state forces”, referring to the opposition-controlled parliament.
The leader’s televised address came shortly after police attempted to raid the presidential office compound, as part of a probe leading to the arrest of key figures, including the country’s police chief and its former defence minister. Yoon himself is subject of a travel ban, with authorities not ruling out arresting the strongman if conditions are met.
In the second half of the programme, we’ll talk about deepening rifts between US citizens and insurance companies, following the assassination of an executive.
9:05am-9:30am: Political turmoil in South Korea
9:05am-9:30am: Brian Bridges, former Adjunct Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at Lingnan University; author and Asian affairs consultant
9:05am-9:30am: David Tizzard, Host of Korea Deconstructed podcast and Assistant Professor in Korean studies at Seoul Women's University
9:30am-10:00am: Deepening rifts between US insurers and consumers
9:30am-10:00am: Jonathan Glussman, Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
9:45am-10:00am: Florin Serban, Social media scholar and Lecturer at the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University
