Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Xi addresses virtual World Economic Forum

China's president Xi Jinping has spoken to a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum

China's president Xi Jinping has spoken to a virtual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Dr Yu Jie is senior research fellow on China at Chatham House, and discusses what he had to say. Also in the programme, the UN's International Labour Organisation says that as a result of the pandemic, 93% of the planet's workforce is subject to restrictions on what they can and can't do. We find out more from the ILO's director general, Guy Ryder. In Uganda, many citizens have turned to virtual private networks to get round government internet restrictions in the wake of this month's general election. But the government is now cracking down and threatening anyone using VPNs with prosecution, as the 大象传媒's Patience Atuhaire explains from Kampala. Plus the 大象传媒's Benjie Guy reports on why two Hollywood stars have come to the aid of Wrexham football club in north Wales.

Release date:

26 minutes

Podcast