In today's podcast:

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent wrongful remarks that implied the possibility of armed intervention in the Taiwan Straits have drawn criticism from some senior Japanese political figures and media, according to multiple Japanese media reports.

As the 30th United Nations climate change conference, commonly known as COP30, opened Monday local time in Belem, Brazil, Chinese and foreign experts hailed China’s solid progress in developing clean energy and promoting global cooperation on climate action to tackle climate challenge.

All victims affected by its malicious editing have the right to demand an apology and compensation from the BBC, wrote a Global Times editorial. 

The story of rescuing snow leopard Ling Xiaozhe is a lens on how China’s Sanjiangyuan turns ecological value, responsibility and potential into results.

Jason Ferguson, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association, told the Global Times that "China and snooker are a marriage made in heaven."