In today's podcast:

More than half of Americans now favor a policy of cooperation and engagement with China, oppose higher tariffs, and oppose cuts to bilateral trade, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an American international affairs think tank. 

Hwang Jae-ho, director of the Global Security Cooperation Center at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, told the Global Times before APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju that precisely because of the current situation in South Korea-US relations, the upcoming APEC meeting may become a "turning-point" event for China-South Korea relations.

China and ASEAN on Tuesday officially signed the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) 3.0 Upgrade Protocol, marking a major step forward in regional economic integration. The signing took place during the 47th ASEAN Summit held in Malaysia.

In an interview with the Global Times, Arnaud Bertrand, a French entrepreneur and commentator on economics and geopolitics, said that Taiwan's restoration is tied to WWII, which laid the foundation for the current world order, including the establishment of the UN and the principle that annexation of territory is illegal. So it is not only about returning territory. It is also part of rules that were defined at the end of WWII.

On Saturday evening, the classic Wuxi Opera (or Xiju) The Pearl Pagoda by the Wuxi Xiju Opera Theatre from East China's Jiangsu Province, was successfully staged in Latisana, Italy, drawing a thunderous applause from the audience. Following two successful performances in Vienna, Austria, this tour marks the first time that a large-scale Wuxi opera production has been presented in Europe.