新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/03/09（在线收听）

The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Thursday the 9th March 2017.

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

On our program today

As China issues a report on the human rights situation in the United States, the UN expresses its concern for human rights under the Trump Administration.

20-thousand people from Myanmar seeking temporary refuge across the border in China after fresh clashes.

China's new draft general Provisions of the Civil Law described as innovative, up-to-date, and forward-looking by NPC lawmakers.

And in the second half of the hour -

The new US administration considering sending 1,000 American soldiers to Kuwait to help in the fight against Islamic State militants.

A Mainland official saying it's right to be concerned about the upcoming Chief Executive election in Hong Kong.

Can China build on its solid start to foreign trade so far this year?

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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