Waiting in line for a presser with the visiting U.S. National security advisor #JakeSullivan in #Beijing Quite a number of Chinese and foreign journalists arrived already before my cameraman and me😃. Early autumn Beijing, the afternoon sun is nice and gentle.

Terrific to have a reunion with Keyu Jin @keyujin , the dynamic LSE Professor of Economics, and listen to her ideas on QUALITY communication between CHINA and EUROPE when crucial decisions are being made by the business communities on both sides #AMNC23 @LSEnews

Meet a 76th generation descendant of #Confucius Xinfeng, who still lives & works in #ShanDong . As a political scientist, he IS opinionated, and strongly disagrees with the idea of "Clash of Civilisations". He's become a strong advocate for #TianXia .#DiscoveringConfucius

Going back to real history & traditions of #Confucius could help you to find clarity & priority, amid uncertainties & chaos. But Confucius scholar Daniel A. Bell emphasises the understanding has to be more than skin-deep, and with FINE translation. #DiscoveringConfucius

Finding #happiness In the best season of early autumn, Sinologist and linguist David Moser @david_moser and I take a walk in Shi Chahai, the most beautiful corner of Beijing, while he tries to explain about how Confucius sees happiness , a holistic idea #DiscoveringConfucius

Bringing the #Moon to the studio, hahaha! All you need to know about the #MidAutumnFestival traditions, the #MoonCake , THE Moon poem, and thousands of years' Chinese dream about the Moon.

Fmr. Chinese finance minister #LouJiwei on the the lessons and experiences from 1997 #AsianFinancialCrisis . He suggests, now the danger is some economies making policies mainly for geopolitical and ideological reasons, not aiming at mutual growth

French🇫🇷Ambassador to China🇨🇳 H.E. Laurent Bili strongly calls for more people & goods exchanges btwn China & France. In a beautiful garden of French Embassy in Beijing @France_en_Chine , he also told me Chinese consumers are for quality, sustainable development, & more choices.

Great fun talking to Djauhari Oratmangun, Indonesian Ambassador to China, @DjoOratmangun @KBRI_Beijing ; as he jumps on his bicycle describing the best getaways in Beijing.. Indonesian President visits China this week, the 1st in-person visit by a state leader in recent months.

"The economy is like a rollercoaster now...Some developing & emerging economies might become current crises' biggest victims", warned World Economic Forum President @BorgeBrende @WEF . He suggests the world using experiences accumulated from past decades to solve problems now.

"China-Indonesia joint projects create many Indonesian jobs, & speed up the region's goods & people flow"; said Lu Kang, China's Ambassador to #Indonesia @Amb_LuKang . He said developing economies don't want to stay at lower end of global supply chain, but need equal opportunity