2026-02-19
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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 Thursday, February 19th, 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,
the latest trilateral talks on the four-year Ukraine conflict have come to an end without any breakthrough reported.
A court in South Korea has sentenced the country's former president to life in prison on insurrection charges.
And travel numbers in China, including visits by foreign nationals,
continue to surge over the Spring Festival holiday.
And starting today,
we're bringing you a three-part series on China's path toward its dual carbon goals.
The first episode is about clean energy solutions, how to build a sustainable network.
and the challenges of those efforts.
Now checking the day's top stories.
Trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia have wrapped up in Geneva,
with no major breakthrough reported.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said the discussions made some initial progress,