2026-02-17
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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 Bigam with you on this Tuesday, February the 17th, 2026.
You're listening to a special holiday edition of the Beijing Hour coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, Chinese New Year's Day.
Transport authorities say people in the country have already made over three and a half billion trips
since the start of the Spring Festival travel rush.
Delegations from Iran and the United States have held a second round of indirect talks in Geneva.
And Gu Eilinga has won a silver medal for China in women's big air at Milano Cortina, 2026.
In the second half today,
we look at how China strengthened its ice hockey development system in the years since Beijing 2022.
building the sport from the grassroots up.
And now checking the day's top stories.
Tuesday is the first day of the year of the horse.
Transport authorities estimate the people in China have made more than 3.5 billion trips
since the Spring Festival travel rush began early this month.
Those included 220 million on Chinese New Year's Eve, marking a 4% rise from last year.