Japan’s ruling coalition suffers setback: What’s next?

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  The European Union leaders will visit China and host the 25th China-EU summit this week.

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  Japan is facing political uncertainty after the ruling coalitions suffered a historical setback in the upper house election.

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  The New Development Bank has funded 120 projects totaling 40 billion U.S. dollars for global thousand nations in the past decade.

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  President of the European Council Antonio Koshta and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will visit China on Thursday.

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  China's Foreign Ministry says President Xi Jinping will meet with the two leaders,

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  while Premier Li Qian will co-chair the 25th China-U summit with them.

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  So what's on the agenda and where are China-U ties headed next?

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  To unpack these questions,

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  joining us on the line is Professor Cui Hongjian from the Academy of regional and global governance at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

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  Professor, many say the 25th China-EU Summit comes at a critical juncture in bilateral relations.

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  In your view,

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  what are the core issues that require urgent dialogue and resolution between China and the EU at this stage?

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  As we know,

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  this year is a very important and critical time for the bilateral relations between China and the EU.

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  Not only those societies will celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic linkage and also because of,

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  you know,

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