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The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you this Wednesday, the 1st of March, 2017.

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

On our program today

As the Chinese State Counselor wraps up his visit to Washington DC, there's optimism that the country's relationship with the US is on the right track.

The former French Prime Minister, Dominic De Villepin applauds China's role in world economic development.

Shanghai gets to grips with stricter smoking rules.

And in the second half of the hour

China's top leadership banking on stable and healthy economic development in the coming year.

Scotland's leadership hints that a second independence vote more likely.

Could parents in China be offered financial incentives to have a second child.

All that and more to come in the next 60 minutes - it's one and a half minutes past the hour.

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