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00:00:37Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Kochi reformed her cabinet today. Japanese media
00:00:41revealed the draft content of Japan's defense force enhancement plan.
00:00:44Under the trade dispute between the US and Canada, the Canadian Prime Minister visited
00:00:48Europe to expand cooperation, and the EU expressed its willingness to promote Canada
00:00:51as the first associate member. According to reporters, many European countries
00:00:55reacted coolly to Canada becoming an associate member of the EU.
00:00:59This
00:01:32is the first cabinet reshuffle since Kochi took office in October last year.
00:01:36The ruling partner of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, members of the Japan Innovation Party
00:01:39entered the cabinet for the first time in this reshuffle. The announced list of cabinet members
00:01:43shows that Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Defense Minister
00:01:47Shinjiro Koizumi, Finance Minister Taro Aso
00:01:51and others retained their positions. Former mayor of the Innovation Party, Nakasuji Hiroshi,
00:01:55served as the Minister in charge of regulatory reform.
00:01:58So, this time the Japanese Prime Minister...
00:02:30Another point is that as Kochi's main competitor before, Hayashi Fangzheng,
00:02:33in this reshuffle, Kochi also excluded him to prevent him from shaking
00:02:37Kochi's governance within the government. In general, a major goal of Kochi's
00:02:41reshuffle this time is to consolidate his power base within the party through various
00:02:45interest exchanges. He is comprehensively planning for the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in the autumn of 2027
00:02:49to achieve re-election and seek long-term governance. Another key point is that this time, Kochi's
00:02:53reshuffle focuses on the Innovation Party entering the cabinet.
00:02:56Currently, Kochi is facing challenges in consumer tax reduction
00:04:00On the 16th, the content of the draft plan for the preparation of defense
00:04:03forces was revealed. Let's take a look. In the five years from
00:04:072027 to 2031, the Japanese government plans to introduce about 52,000
00:04:11unmanned equipment for long-range strike, intelligence
00:04:15gathering and other tasks. In addition, including long-range cruise missiles, in order to strengthen
00:04:19the defense capability outside the range of enemy attacks, the estimated
00:04:22cost will exceed 9 trillion Japanese yen,
00:04:26which is about 389 billion Chinese yuan, close to.
00:04:39The total defense expenditure in the current plan for 2023 to 2027
00:04:42is about 4.3 trillion Japanese yen, which will show a significant
00:04:46increase compared to that. So, what are the specific contents
00:04:50revealed in this draft plan for the preparation of defense forces? What kind of ambitions
00:04:54does it reveal from Japan? Let's find out.
00:04:56。
00:05:05observations so we've seen that there is a
00:07:12and around the naval port. So, such a stealthy attack
00:07:16is carried out. The second type of mission is to conduct long-range precision
00:07:20fire strikes. These large unmanned aerial vehicles will be equipped with
00:07:23some vertical launch systems, which can be used to load
00:07:27ground attack or anti-ship cruise missiles. These unmanned aerial vehicles
00:07:31with offensive capabilities can be said to be a highly
00:07:35provocative development plan for
00:07:38weapons and equipment. In terms of defense capabilities outside the range of attack, Japan plans to.
00:07:59Its goal is to first ensure one year's worth of supplies for sustained combat. For this purpose, ammunition, missiles, fuel and other materials will be stockpiled.
00:08:03In the future, the Self-Defense Forces and the Ministry of Defense will target hypersonic missiles for upgrades and
00:08:07range extension. So, for example, 25 is a blast bomb,
00:08:11then it needs to be replaced.
00:08:42but to strengthen the offensive capabilities of sobo. This will
00:08:46impact the peace and stability of the region,
00:08:50and it will also affect the security of the surrounding
00:08:53areas. It can be said that the intention of Japan's Self-Defense Forces
00:08:57to deploy troops abroad is becoming increasingly obvious,
00:09:01and relevant countries in the region should remain vigilant and concerned.
00:09:05。
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00:09:14Let's turn our attention to Canada-EU relations.
00:09:17Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a speech today
00:09:21at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, emphasizing the shared values
00:09:25and partnership that have long existed between Canada and the European Union, and
00:09:29calling for further strengthening of cooperation between the two sides. He said
00:09:33that Canada and the EU are not friends who only stand together
00:09:36in good times. Trudeau began a three-day visit to Europe on the 15th.
00:09:40In addition to the European Parliament,
00:09:53he met with French President Macron in France to discuss
00:09:57cooperation in aerospace, energy, critical minerals, satellites, artificial intelligence
00:10:01and other fields. Trudeau also became the first non-European head of
00:10:05state to be invited to attend European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State
00:10:09of the Union address.
00:10:12On the 16th, at the European Parliament, when delivering the 2026 State of
00:10:16the Union address, she said that she is willing to work with Prime Minister
00:10:20Trudeau to make Canada the first associate member of the EU.
00:10:24,
00:11:58the director of the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Trade Representative, along with other departments, to identify and take all legally permissible
00:12:02measures to exclude products originating from Canada from the
00:12:05federal civilian procurement system. The director of the White House Office of Management
00:12:09and Budget should also advise other departments on information
00:12:13about domestic alternative products in the United States. The U.S. President also instructed
00:12:16the U.S. Trade Representative to continue to monitor the treatment of U.S. products
00:12:20in the procurement processes of Canadian federal and provincial governments.
00:12:24The United States,
00:12:40So, regarding Ursula von der Leyen's push for Canada to become an associate member of the EU,
00:12:44what are the reactions of various European countries, and what are their voices and statements?
00:12:48Let's take a look at the observations and reports from our reporter Gu Xin
00:12:52from the front.
00:13:08However, over the past decade, the promotion process has been quite tortuous. Currently, there are still 10 EU member states that have not completed ratification.
00:13:11Against this background, Von der Leyen's proposal in the State of the Union
00:13:15address to make Canada the first associate member of the EU appears
00:13:19quite aggressive. Another phenomenon we noticed is that after
00:13:22the European Commission put forward this idea,
00:13:32the reaction from EU member states was not enthusiastic. Some member states were surprised by this idea, and some European parliamentarians even expressed on social media that on that day, the Canadian
00:13:36Prime Minister appeared at the event, while another EU leader, the President
00:13:40of the European Council, Costa, was absent. This reflects the
00:13:44current political reality of the EU. In addition,
00:13:47there is no official status of "associate member" in current EU
00:13:51law. What exactly does this idea mean for market access, policy participation, and rights?
00:14:55and Arctic cooperation even further. However, there is still a long way
00:14:59to go from proposal to true institutionalization.
00:15:02。
00:15:06as well as the extent to which Canada will ultimately gain market access and policy participation
00:15:10rights, all require further negotiations. In other words, Von der Leyen
00:15:13opened a door today, but where this door ultimately leads
00:15:17is still unknown. Local
00:15:20time on the 16th, the Canadian Prime Minister's Office announced that Canadian Prime Minister
00:15:24Trudeau met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his visit
00:15:28to the UK. Both sides emphasized the close bilateral relationship
00:15:31between Canada and the UK. Trudeau announced that Canada has officially applied
00:15:35to join the UK-led.
00:15:53However, Trudeau did not specify how Canada's participation in the joint expeditionary force will operate at a practical level. So, what are the respective demands of Canada and the EU approaching each other, what are their cooperation advantages,
00:15:56and what challenges do they face? What impact will
00:16:00it have on transatlantic relations? Let's look at today's
00:16:04information Q&A.
00:16:19Question 1: What are the respective demands of Canada and the EU
00:16:23as they draw closer? Currently, the EU and Canada
00:16:27are clearly trying to achieve a "grouping for warmth" effect
00:16:30in the face of current challenges by forming
00:16:34a so-called associate membership relationship. We are now at
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00:19:12The US Federal Reserve Board concluded
00:19:16its two-day monetary policy meeting on the 16th, announcing an increase
00:19:19in the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis
00:19:23points to 3.75%.
00:19:26This is the first interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve since July
00:19:302023, after more than three years. The White House expressed regret
00:19:34about this on the same day.
00:19:36The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee unanimously agreed on the same day
00:19:40that the decision to raise interest rates was in line with market
00:19:44expectations. The Federal Reserve stated in a statement that inflation
00:19:48remains high, and today's monetary policy decision will support
00:19:52a faster return of inflation to the Federal Open Market Committee's 12% target.
00:19:55。
00:19:59The Federal Reserve's economic forecast summary released
00:20:03on the same day showed that Federal Reserve officials slightly raised their forecast
00:20:16for the federal funds rate in 2027 and 2028 by 50 basis
00:20:20points. The three major U.S. stock indexes all closed down on the same day.
00:20:23White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said on the 16th
00:20:27that from the government's perspective, the Federal Reserve's decision to
00:20:31raise interest rates was quite regrettable. Subsequently,
00:20:34US President Donald Trump posted a message again.
00:21:25The Federal Reserve raised interest rates 11 times from March 2022 to
00:21:29July 2023 to cope with high inflation. As the economy
00:21:33cooled down, the Federal Reserve then implemented six interest
00:21:36rate cuts from September 2024 to December 2025. From January
00:21:40to July this year, it kept interest rates unchanged for five
00:21:44consecutive times. However, as the Middle East conflict continues, especially as energy
00:21:48prices remain high, more and more.
00:22:50if inflation remains sticky, it may continue to raise interest rates, but this is not
00:22:54a foregone conclusion. If core inflation, for example, clearly falls back, or
00:22:58oil prices fall back, or employment cools down, it may stop
00:23:02raising interest rates. The policy will be highly dependent on the
00:23:05data to come, and will not commit to continuous interest
00:23:09rate hikes. Interest rate hikes plus market expectations will be transmitted
00:23:13outwards through channels such as the U.S. dollar, U.S. Treasury yields, capital flows, and commodities. In the future, the U.S. dollar index
00:23:17may continue to strengthen. It needs to rise. The impact
00:23:21on emerging markets is actually the greatest. After the U.S. dollar strengthens,
00:23:24the pressure of local currency depreciation in emerging markets will increase, and import
00:23:28inflation will also rise. The rising cost of U.S. dollar
00:23:32debt refinancing will also make some economies with high foreign
00:23:36debt and weak foreign exchange reserves face increased risks. Some countries
00:23:39will also be forced to follow suit and raise interest rates, sacrificing their own growth to stabilize
00:23:43exchange rates. If inflation remains sticky and the Federal Reserve continues to raise
00:23:47interest rates, the risk of a global recession will increase significantly.
00:23:51If inflation falls back rapidly, the market will be able to
00:23:55recover more quickly. It should be said that the global market
00:23:58will enter a stage of high volatility. According to
00:24:02a report by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the 16th, a recent study published in Scientific Reports
00:24:05confirmed that affected by climate warming, Canada's only ice
00:24:09shelf lake, the Milne Fjord ice shelf lake
00:24:13located within the Arctic Circle, has completely disappeared, and its
00:24:17unique water body structure, which has existed for thousands of years.
00:24:31The report states that for thousands of years, the Milne Ice Shelf acted like a natural ice dam, blocking the fjord's mouth and preventing glacial meltwater from entering the sea. The relatively less dense fresh water
00:24:35floats on top of the relatively denser seawater, forming a stable
00:24:38two-layer water body structure. The lake surface is covered by tens of centimeters of ice
00:24:42all year round, isolating wind disturbance, allowing the freshwater and saltwater layers to remain
00:24:46unmixed, and giving rise to two sets of almost non-overlapping microbial species.
00:25:20glaciers, which has raised global sea levels by about three centimeters. According to an Associated Press
00:25:24report on the 16th, this study published in the journal Science Data
00:25:28found that global warming is accelerating the melting of these two large
00:25:32ice caps. Five-sixths of the melting is not directly caused by rising
00:25:36air temperatures, but by warm ocean water eroding the ice
00:25:40cap from the bottom and sides, and glaciers constantly flowing into the
00:25:44ocean. Scientists said this will lead to rising sea levels, and rising
00:25:47sea levels will make coastal areas face more.
00:25:52so from our satellite
00:25:55clear trend and that the ice sheets are losing more mass
00:25:59and it has been increasing from
00:26:02decade. to decade, we know that every centimeter of silver
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00:26:09about two to three million people would be at first risk of
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00:30:33Japanese Prime Minister Kishi today reshuffled the cabinet, and members of
00:30:37the Innovation Party entered the cabinet for the first time. How will this affect the future
00:30:40direction of Japanese politics? After a series of personnel adjustments, what are Kishi's
00:30:44political calculations? As the political trend in Okinawa changes,
00:30:48will it lead to the militarization of Japan's southwestern islands?
00:30:52Japanese media revealed the content of the draft plan for the defense
00:30:56force enhancement. What kind of military ambition does it reveal, and
00:31:00where will it push Japan?