China calls for a bigger voice for the Global South | East Asia Tonight 17 June 2026

Beijing releases a new white paper on global governance as it warns that the international system is at a crossroads. Also on East Asia Tonight, G7 nations move to cut their reliance on China's critical minerals on the last day of a summit in France. Meanwhile China rolls out new measures to push for a global yuan.

00:00 Introduction
01:45 China's global governance white paper
13:03 G7 leaders to discuss rare earths, AI
17:40 Bank of Korea warns of inflation risks
19:32 Japan May exports surge
21:02 South Korea to work with OpenAI on AI security framework
25:41 China's latest global yuan push
37:13 More details of US-Iran deal
38:42 South Korea reduces civilian buffer zone with North
42:23 China petcare industry boom