2025-08-12
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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 Bigham with you on this Tuesday, August 12th, 2025.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, China and the U.S. have agreed to extend their tariff truce for another 90 days.
Washington's hiked tariffs on India over New Delhi's purchases of Russian oil.
U.S. presidents declared a public safety emergency in the nation's... capital.
In business, checking in on the last day of the World Robot Conference in Beijing.
In sports, Chinese swimmers set a world record at the World Games.
In culture and entertainment,
a new documentary on China's struggle for national survival has made its debut.
Now check in the day's top stories.
China and the United States have agreed to extend their trade truce for another 90 days.
The two sides issued a joint statement hours before the truce was due to expire on Tuesday.
The statement follows the China-U.S.
economic and trade meeting in Stockholm last month.
It says China will continue to suspend its tariff hike for 90 days starting Tuesday