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The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, July 2, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

Chinese President Xi Jinping throwing his full support behind "one country, two systems" as part of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.

In other news...

The Chinese President now set to travel to Russia and Germany.

A batch of Chinese-produced vehicles make their way to Belgium through a "Belt and Road" train link.

Qatar rejecting demands from its Gulf Arab neighbors to end their diplomatic blockade of the country.

In the second half of our program

We'll introduce you to a British geographer in Beijing and tell you about the reopening of the iconic Pearl River Market in New York.

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