2025-09-23
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This is the Beijing Hour.
Examining the events that impact and shake 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 Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program,
world leaders at the annual UN meetings in New York are calling for peace and diplomacy in turbulent times.
China's marking the country's eighth Farmers Harvest Festival on Tuesday.
The organization for economic cooperation and development has lifted this year's forecast for economic growth.
In business,
China's banking and insurance sectors have helped power the economy over the last five years.
In sports, football officials have named this year's Belong Doorwinners.
In culture and entertainment, the China-France Film Dialogue is underway in Beijing.
Now the day's top stories.
World leaders have marked the 80th year of the United Nations with urgent calls for our to pursue peace and diplomacy amid one of the most turbulent moments in its history.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres appealed to member nations for stronger resolve and unity.
To meet these challenges, we must not only defend the United Nations, we must strengthen it.
And that is the purpose of Agenda 2030, the Pact for the Future and UNAT initiative,