2024-12-06
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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, Zhou Hongyu with you on this Friday, December 6, 2024.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, South Korea's ruling party warns of dire consequences if President Yong SEK Yeol remains in power.
UNESCO adds three more items from China to the Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
The Syrian military confirms that rebels have entered the strategic city of Hama.
In business, China says it's unwilling to see trade frictions with the European Union.
In sports, the first win for a Chinese mixed doubles table tennis team since the Paris Olympics.
In culture and entertainment, the fusion of modern tastes with traditional porcelain making in eastern China.
Now today's top stories.
The leader of South Korea's ruling party has warned of dire consequences if President Yong SEK Yeol remains in office.
Han Dong Hwan was speaking at an emergency meeting of the party leadership.
He says the president poses a danger to the country and its people amid concern that Yoon would repeat extreme actions like the emergency martial law earlier this week.
If he continues to serve as president, Han adds, then he has credible evidence that Yun mobilized troops to arrest major politicians on the night of the martial law.
The country's special warfare commander says they will refuse to implement any new martial law orders.
The Defense Ministry has suspended the duty of three military commanders involved in the martial law declaration and transferred them to other units.
Opposition parties have submitted an impeachment motion against the president planning a vote on Saturday.
Yoon declared the martial law Tuesday night before repealing it on Wednesday as the parliament voted against it.