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