新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/19（在线收听）

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Victor Ning with you on this Saturday, August 19, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

The Chinese Foreign Ministry is urging the US and Japan to stop making incorrect remarks regarding the Diaoyu Islands and the South China Sea.

The US launches a formal investigation into China's so-called intellectual property practices concerning American firms.

China sends its first helicopter to the UN peacekeeping missions in Sudan.

Steve Bannon is out as the White House chief strategist.

14 people have been confirmed dead in the double terror attacks in Spain.

In the second half of our program

We take you to Tibet to learn about the traditional art of Thangka ...

We will also look at how bookstores have managed to flourish in China in a digital age...

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