Alex Ossola

I'm curious, what's jumping out to you about what we're seeing from China here?

I'm curious, what's jumping out to you about what we're seeing from China here?

You mentioned the chief negotiator in all of this. Let's talk a bit more about him. This is He Lifeng. What should we know about him?

You mentioned the chief negotiator in all of this. Let's talk a bit more about him. This is He Lifeng. What should we know about him?

Yeah, I'm glad you brought up his lack of interest, it seems, in reining in production. What other kinds of moves from Beijing might we be likely to see as these talks play out? Where do they see their leverage as being?

Yeah, I'm glad you brought up his lack of interest, it seems, in reining in production. What other kinds of moves from Beijing might we be likely to see as these talks play out? Where do they see their leverage as being?

And as you report, if they are going to, let's say, dangle more purchases of American goods in the course of talks, they're going to do it in exchange for getting something very much in their core interests.

And as you report, if they are going to, let's say, dangle more purchases of American goods in the course of talks, they're going to do it in exchange for getting something very much in their core interests.

Lingling Wei ist The Wall Street Journal's Chief China Correspondent. Lingling, thank you so much as always. Thank you for having me. Coming up, South Koreans choose a new president as the country contends with US trade talks and tensions with Beijing. And record labels try to set the rules of the road for how artists are paid when AI remixes their music.

Lingling Wei ist The Wall Street Journal's Chief China Correspondent. Lingling, thank you so much as always. Thank you for having me. Coming up, South Koreans choose a new president as the country contends with US trade talks and tensions with Beijing. And record labels try to set the rules of the road for how artists are paid when AI remixes their music.

We have got those stories and more after the break.

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South Koreans have been voting to select their next president today, following months of political uncertainty after the country's short-lived imposition of martial law late last year. Opinion polls show voters are set to punish the ruling conservatives. And as our Korea Bureau Chief Tim Martin explains, the winner of the snap election...

South Koreans have been voting to select their next president today, following months of political uncertainty after the country's short-lived imposition of martial law late last year. Opinion polls show voters are set to punish the ruling conservatives. And as our Korea Bureau Chief Tim Martin explains, the winner of the snap election...

will determine how Seoul approaches key foreign policy issues.

will determine how Seoul approaches key foreign policy issues.

Back in the US, federal emergency management agency officials are scrapping its new hurricane response plan just two days into the annual hurricane season. Instead, the agency is returning to last year's guidance, leaving some confused about how that would be possible, given sharp workforce cuts and the elimination of key programs.

Back in the US, federal emergency management agency officials are scrapping its new hurricane response plan just two days into the annual hurricane season. Instead, the agency is returning to last year's guidance, leaving some confused about how that would be possible, given sharp workforce cuts and the elimination of key programs.

Agency workers were left stunned after new FEMA leader David Richardson suggested he recently learned there was an annual hurricane season which lasts from June 1st through the end of November. A FEMA representative called it an attempt to, quote, falsely frame a joke as policy, end quote, and said there is no uncertainty about how the agency will handle hurricane season.

Agency workers were left stunned after new FEMA leader David Richardson suggested he recently learned there was an annual hurricane season which lasts from June 1st through the end of November. A FEMA representative called it an attempt to, quote, falsely frame a joke as policy, end quote, and said there is no uncertainty about how the agency will handle hurricane season.