In today's podcast:

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Beijing on Wednesday. The two leaders announced the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.

Citing the negative impact of the US' sweeping "reciprocal tariffs," which affect more than 180 countries and regions around the world, the IMF downgraded its global growth forecast for 2025 from 3.3 percent to 2.8 percent on Tuesday.

In an interview with the Global Times, Beth Benike, a small business owner from Minnesota, talked about how the US abuse of tariffs has created difficulties in her life.

From its advanced modern medical services and the global appeal of traditional Chinese medicine to the growing popularity of medical tourism, "China Hospital" has become a buzzword online, serving as a new option for many foreign patients.

The Galle Trilingual Inscription, a relic of China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) legendary navigator and diplomat Zheng He's voyages, jointly nominated by China and Sri Lanka, has been officially inscribed in the Memory of the World Register of UNESCO, the National Archives Administration of China.