2026-01-08
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Examining the events that impact and shape China and the rest of the world.
This is the Beijing Hour.
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Shane Begum with you on this Thursday, January the 8th, 2026.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, China is urging Japan to abide by its nuclear nonproliferation responsibilities,
as Tokyo considers shifting the country's policies.
The US has seized two more tankers linked to Venezuelan oil,
including one sailing under a Russian flag.
Protests have erupted in Minneapolis after immigration agents shot and killed a woman in the US city.
In business, China calls economic and trade cooperation with South Korea a stabilizing force.
In sports, more gold for China at the FIS Frisky World Cup in Canada.
In culture and entertainment, Beijing's 2026 Physical Bookstore Development Forum.
Now checking the day's top stories.
China has urged the Japanese government to abide by its Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty obligations.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saito report that says that the nuclear ambitions of Japan's right-wing forces pose a serious threat to world peace.
Soon Tan Yuan has more.