2025-10-01
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Shane Begum with you on this Wednesday, October 1st, 2025.
You're listening to a special holiday edition of the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program,
China's marked the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic with events across the country,
including the flag-raising ceremony in Tiananmen Square.
National Day also marks the start of an eight-day Golden Week holiday period that includes the Mid-Autumn Festival.
partial government shutdown is taking place in the U.S. after Congress and the White House failed to agree on a funding deal.
A strong earthquake in the Philippines has killed scores of people and injured at least 150 others.
In the second half of the program,
we tell the story of a Chinese director who spent over a decade documenting China-Africa stories using his camera to build bridges of understanding.
And now the day's top stories.
Wednesday marks the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Crowds gathered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing for the flag-raising ceremony.
A 96-member honor guard escorted the national flag to the square.