Chongqing-The first all-English international broadcast program in Chongqing, the 242nd episode of "Let's Meet," titled “Emotional Value: New Consumer Trends Among Young Chinese”, jointly produced by the WCICO and Chongqing Satellite TV, will be broadcast globally on September 2.

The Center for Advanced Studies and Research Malaysia Expert: From Shared Resources to Joint Value Creation

China and ASEAN have been each other’s largest trading partners for years. In the first half of this year, China’s trade with ASEAN reached 4.34 trillion yuan, up 18.2% year-on-year. As economic and trade ties continue to deepen, cooperation between China and ASEAN is moving further toward closer coordination across industrial chains. Chinese companies investing in ASEAN are also placing greater emphasis on technology and expertise transfer, local business participation, and talent development to support deeper, more sustainable cooperation. In this episode, we focus on China-ASEAN industrial cooperation and hear from Kat W. Wong, Executive Director at the Center for Advanced Studies and Research Malaysia, for her insights.

Emotional Value: New Consumer Trends Among Young Chinese

In China’s consumer market today, more and more young people are willing to spend money to “feel a little better,” making “emotional value” a new consumer buzzword. An encounter with an exotic pet, an afternoon spent making something by hand, or a relaxing session involving tea and singing bowls can all offer ways to relieve stress and manage emotions. So what exactly is “emotional value”? And what new consumer experiences is it creating? In this episode, we head to Chongqing to see how young Chinese spending choices are changing.

British Travel Blogger Takes a Yangtze River Cruise and Discovers a China Beyond the Skyscrapers

British travel blogger Ola Lily boarded the Yangtze No. 2 in Chongqing for a cruise along the Yangtze River. Along the way, she visited destinations including Fengdu and White Emperor City, and passed through the ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam. She also took in the diverse natural and cultural landscapes along the river amid the misty gorges. From Chongqing’s dramatic urban landscape to the mountains and waters of the Three Gorges, the journey showed her a richer side of China beyond its skyscrapers. In this episode, follow her camera downstream along the Yangtze and see the river journey through the eyes of an overseas travel blogger.

《Let’s Meet》 airs every Wednesday and Saturday at 6:00 p.m. and is simultaneously released across Chongqing Satellite TV, the official Let's Meet WeChat Channels account, the official Let's Meet YouTube channel, the Bridging News app, the iChongqing website, iChongqing's Facebook account and YouTube channel, as well as WCICO's global communication network and Chongqing Satellite TV's new media platforms.