China Decode: The World Now Views China More Favorably Than the U.S. (ft. Selina Xu)

Hogging seats on a crowded train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like we don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing, increasingly, is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It to Me, how to mind your manners.

New episodes Sundays wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to China Decode. I'm Alice Hahn. And I'm James King. In today's episode of China Decode, we are discussing Trump's claims that China interfered in US elections, and then we'll chat with Selena Shrew on the latest on the AI race.

That's all coming up, but first, let's do a quick check-in with how the Chinese markets are starting off the week. On Monday, markets were mixed, the Shanghai composite rose 0.85%, while the tech-heavy Shenzhen component fell 0.71%. The CSI 300 was up 1.53%. Chinese banks performed well with ICBC up 2.2% 25% and the Agricultural Bank of China up 3.44%.

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