2026-09-11
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This is the Beijing Hour.
Examining the events that impact and shape China and the rest of the world.
This is the Beijing Hour.
One hour of news and information brought to you every weekday.
Now here's your host, Shane Begum with you on this Friday, September 11th,
2026. You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, the Chinese president will head to India this weekend to deliver
a speech at the 18th BRICS Summit and meet leaders from other emerging economies.
The Houthi group in Yemen has seized a coastal city that's close to a crucial shipping route in the Red Sea.
The Chinese report says services trade is becoming an increasingly vital driver of economic growth.
In business, China aims to become a global automotive powerhouse over the next five years.
In sports, Team China opens its men's basketball campaign at the Asian Games with a win.
In culture and entertainment, scientists in Yunnan province have made an exciting fossil discovery.
Now the day's top stories.
The 18th BRICS Summit will be in New Delhi on Saturday and Sunday,
with discussions focusing on key global and economic issues.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will join leaders of the world's emerging economies
and developing nations at the summit in the Indian capital.
It's the fourth time that India has hosted the forum.