China’s strategic goal of achieving sci-tech self-reliance
10 February 2026

China’s strategic goal of achieving sci-tech self-reliance

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① During a visit to an information technology innovation park in Beijing, President Xi Jinping stressed self-reliance in science and technology. How can China achieve this strategic goal? (00:53)
② What is China’s vision for this year’s APEC Leader’ Meeting that will be held in Shenzhen? (15:15)
③ We explore how Epstein files are raising questions about US elite ties. (24:53)
④ Indian farm unions and opposition parties have called for nationwide protests against a new trade framework between India and the United States. Will the agreement put India’s farmers at a disadvantage? (32:03)
⑤ In China, winter sports were traditionally concentrated in Xinjiang and the northeast. Why are they gaining traction in the country’s south nowadays? (42:12)