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The Beijing Hour

Evening Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Saturday, December 31st, 2016 - Happy New Year!

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

Coming up on our program this evening...

The Chinese president has delivered his annual New Year's speech...

Xi Jinping has also urged greater innovation from the country's Free Trade Zones...

And outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has given his final farewells to UN staff and colleagues...

Coming up in the 2nd half of the program... Feature Talk...

Focusing on a place in China where city dwellers can escape the hustle and bustle of urban life...

The emerging popularity of winter sports...

and the balance between development and the environment...

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