WorldVoice of America Chinese Radio (July 30, 2026)

The broadcast leads with four major developments. US and Saudi forces carried out airstrikes on Iranian-backed militias in eastern Iraq on July 29. The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, giving the country’s 18 intelligence agencies a permanent leader. Severe earthquake damage remained visible in Japan’s Kumamoto prefecture, while the death toll from the magnitude 7.1 quake rose to 14. A Pentagon official said current US-China military ties are the most stable in recent years.