2026-01-05
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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 Bigam with you on this Monday, January the 5th, 2026.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, the Chinese president's welcome leaders from South Korea and Ireland in Beijing.
China's urging the U.S.
to immediately release the Venezuelan president forcibly seized by U.S.
forces over the weekend.
And the world's leading oil exporting group has decided to leave production levels where they are,
despite the U.S.
military action in Venezuela.
In business, China's action plan for promoting green consumption.
In sports, a Chinese table tennis star claims his first overseas club title.
In culture, entertainment China's holiday box office brought in over a hundred million US dollars.
Now checking the day's top stories.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his visiting South Korean counterpart in Beijing.
Lee Jae-myung is on a state visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday,