2025-12-16
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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 Tuesday, December 16th, 2025.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program,
the Chinese president's efforts to boost consumer demand in the country are crucial for China's economic health.
China's top diplomat at the U.N.
is urging defense of the post-World War II international order and for Japan to retract its remarks on the Taiwan region.
The U.S.
and several European countries have offered security guarantees for Ukraine as part of peace efforts to end the conflict with Russia.
In business, the annual cross-strait CEO summit is now underway in Jiangsu province.
In sport, China's national games for persons with disabilities.
In culture and entertainment,
China's Palace Museum has launched its annual Spring Festival collection.
Now checking the day's top stories.
General Secretary Xi Jinping of the CPC Central Committee says expanding China's domestic demand is crucial for the country's economic stability and security.