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The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Wednesday the 8th of March 2017.

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

On our program today

China's Foreign Minister outlines the priorities - a double suspension to calm jitters in the Korean Peninsular, improving relations with the United States, and a commitment to multilateralism.

The top legislature pledges greater environmental protection and better lawmaking.

New requirements to be placed on National People's Congress deputies representing Hong Kong and Macau

And in the second half of the hour -

The latest wikileaks revelations highlight CIA hacking techniques... what are the implications.

China seeking to create centres of industrial and innovation excellence... but Europe is uneasy.

On International Women's Day - Chinese lawmakers wonder if it's time for longer paternity leave.

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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