Why does Shigeru Ishiba call snap election just a week into office?
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①Chinese Premier Li Qiang is attending a series of ASEAN meetings in Laos. What are the major priorities on the agenda? (00:49) ②China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao has urged the US to lift sanctions on Chinese enterprises in a phone call with his American counterpart Gina Raimondo. (13:29) ③China has condemned the US government's recent approval of military aid to the Taiwan region.(25:00) ④Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has dissolved the Lower House of Parliament for a snap election. What are the calculations behind this move? (33:25) ⑤Israel is expanding its ground operation in Lebanon with the deployment of a new army division. (43:36)