US-China ties in focus at Beijing Xiangshan Forum | East Asia Tonight 15 Sep 2026

China's flagship annual defence gathering gets underway in Beijing, with US-China ties in focus at Beijing Xiangshan Forum. Also on East Asia Tonight, Japan’s Prime Minister to reshuffle the Cabinet and LDP leadership over next two days. Meanwhile, China's new entry-exit rules takes effect. 00:00 Introduction 01:43 Beijing Xiangshan Forum 08:40 Japan PM to reshuffle LDP, Cabinet 11:04 China economic data 14:39 DeepMind researcher AI risks 17:33 China's new exit-entry rules take effect 23:18 Hong Kong Five-Year Plan to be unveiled tomorrow 27:45 South Korea looks to boost ties with Central Asia 29:24 North Korea vows to deepen ties with Russia 37:13 CNA's Roland Lim speaks with Siemens Energy Managing Director for Asia Pacific on rising energy demand 41:18 Record number of centenarians in Japan 42:09 Asian Games 2026 arrival of floating village 44:05 Singapore surfer to make debut Asian Games 2026