2025-10-29
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This is the Beijing Hour.
Shane Begum with you on this Wednesday, October 29th, 2025.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program,
the Chinese and US presidents will meet in South Korea on Thursday for talks on bilateral ties and common concerns.
Xi Jinping will also attend the APEC meetings in South Korea and pay a state visit in the country.
Hurricane Melissa struck Southern Cuba with winds of nearly 200 kilometers per hour.
In business, China has introduced new measures for opening Mark to foreign investors.
In sports, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics have begun their 100-day countdown.
In culture and entertainment,
former industrial sites in China are now powering a cultural and tourism boom.
Now the day's top stories.
China has announced that President Xi Jinping will meet U.S.
President Donald Trump in Busan on Thursday.
The foreign ministry says the two leaders are all discussed by lateral ties and issues of common concern.
President Xi is traveling to South Korea to attend the APEC leaders meeting in Jungju and pay a state visit on Friday and Saturday.
China says it's ready to make joint efforts with the United States for positive outcomes from the meeting between the leaders.
The Chinese foreign ministry stressed the strategic guidance of heads of state diplomacy and said Beijing hopes Thursday's talks will chart a new path for the steady development of bilateral ties.
China also noted its world-leading status in combating drug crimes,