Original title: Xi, Modi Vow to Rebuild Ties During US Trade War, French Political Crisis | The Pulse 9/01/2025
00:00 > > NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS. THIS IS “THE PULSE WITH FRANCINE LACQUA.” ANNA: GOOD MORNING. I’M ANNA EDWARDS, IN FOR FRANCINE LACQUA. LET’S GET TO THE TOP GEOPOLITICAL STORY. CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING SAYS THAT SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION IS TAKING ON GREATER RESPONSE ABILITY IN DRIVING DEVELOPMENT AS GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO ARISE. XI MADE THE REMARKS AS HE WELCOMED INTERNATIONAL LEADERS, INCLUDING INDIA’S MODI AND RUSSIA’S VLADIMIR PUTIN. > > WE SHALL SEEK COMMON GROUND WHILE PUTTING ASIDE DIFFERENCES. SHARED ASPIRATIONS ARE THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND ADVANTAGE, AND THE WILL TO SEEK COMMONALITY REFLECTS WISDOM AND VISION. ANNA: MINMIN LOW IS AT THE MEETING AND JOINS US NOW. I WANT TO ASK WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY. I THINK A LOT OF THE DAY IS ALREADY PAST WHERE YOU ARE SO WE HAVE SEEN MEETINGS OVER THE WEEKEND TAKING PLACE BETWEEN CHINA AND INDIA AND THEN TODAY, THE BIG HEADLINE MEETING BETWEEN INDIA AND RUSSIA. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED SO FAR? MINMIN: YES, THE KEY