2025-05-15
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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 Thursday, May 15th, 2025.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program,
China continues to urge the U.S. to use dialogue and negotiations to solve trade issues.
Presidents of Russia and the U.S. are not on the list of negotiators for the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
Syria's interim leaders welcomed the U.S. decision to lift sanctions targeting its country.
In business, China cuts bank reserve requirements to put more liquidity into the market.
In sports, Chinese tennis stars had a major breakthrough in Rome.
In culture and entertainment, a designer toy app from China is making waves globally.
Now the day's top stories.
China says U.S. tariffs and investigations on cars, steel,
aluminum and medicines are acts of unilateralism and protectionism.
The Commerce Ministry said it harms the interests of other countries and will not help American industries.
China urged the U.S. to address concerns through equal dialogue.
A Commerce Ministry spokesperson also said Beijing and Washington will maintain communications on trade and economic affairs following the talks in Geneva.