Xi Jinping wraps up his Southeast Asian charm offensive

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🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is wrapping up a tour this week of Southeast Asia where he has been selling the idea of China as a force for economic stability and prosperity. He has also criticized President Donald Trump's trade policies as destructive to the global economy. We'll look at how that message is being received. Also, Saudi Arabia has invested billions of dollars in the the electric vehicle industry in preparation for a post-oil future. And, the legacy of Indigenous runner Tom Longboat lives on at this year's Boston Marathon, which kicks off on Monday.

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0:33.6	Music Xi Jinping just finished touring Southeast Asia, his message to the nations he visited.
0:50.3	Trump is an agent of chaos, and they then can bring the stability, which is a cure for that chaos.
0:57.9	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:59.1	And I'm Marco Werman. Today, how a global trade war is setting the stage for Beijing's charm offensive.
1:03.9	Also, a giant oil exporter gets ready for a post-oil future.
1:08.6	What we're seeing is the Saudi sovereign wealth fund investing in electric vehicle companies.
1:14.1	Plus, the story of a legendary indigenous runner at the Boston Marathon.
1:18.0	Streets were named after him.
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1:42.3	We're coming to you live from San Diego. We begin today in Southeast Asia.
1:46.7	Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been on a tour of the region and wrapped it at his final stop, Cambodia.
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