In today’s podcast:

China and the US have over the past two days conducted professional, rational, in-depth and candid exchanges, said a senior Chinese official on Tuesday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

A Japanese civil group said in an exclusive interview with the Global Times on Tuesday that Japanese junior high school history textbooks contain inaccurate descriptions regarding the causes of World War II.

Amid political and media-driven narratives of a "China threat" and "China-US confrontation," renowned US economist Richard Wolff contrasts the profit-driven American model with China's socialist market economy.

The Global Times has launched the "AI empowers industry and improves people's livelihoods" series, showcasing the tremendous energy and broad prospects that AI brings to every aspect of society. The latest installment of this series focuses on the booming AI-themed night schools in China.

As soon as Chinese writer Ma Boyong settled into the interview with the Global Times, he posed a curiosity-sparking question: "Do you know how evaluation systems of the key performance indicator (KPI) were implemented in ancient China?"