2026-02-09
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This is the Beijing Hour.
Examining the events that impact and shake 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 Monday, February the 9th, 2026.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, the High Court in Hong Kong,
the sentence businessman Jimmy Lai to a 20-year prison term for his role in anti-China riots in the city.
China expects the APEC meeting in Guangzhou in November to deepen Asia-Pacific cooperation,
and China is again urging Tokyo to withdraw controversial remarks on the Taiwan region following Japan's lower house election over the weekend.
In business,
China records about 1.4 billion passenger trips in the first week of the Spring Festival travel rush.
In sports, updating the Winter Olympic Games in Italy.
In culture and entertainment,
China Media Group has held the fourth rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala.
Now the day's top stories.
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison over national security charges.
The businessman was found guilty in December of conspiring to collude with external forces and conspiring to publish seditious materials.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee says Monday's sentence has delivered justice,