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The Beijing Hour

Morning  Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, December 31.

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.

Coming up on our program this morning....

Chinese President Xi Jinping suggesting 2017 will continue to bring in major reforms.

Chinese authorities announcing plans to give foreign access to China's stock markets.

Russia's President holding off on retaliation for new US sanctions connected to alleged Russian hacking.

Outgoing UN chief Ban Ki-moon says his final farewells at UN headquarters in New York.

In the 2nd half of our program....

We take you to a small community in Nanjing hoping to help slow down urban life.

And detail the steps being taken to protect a part of Qingdao's waterfront.

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