2026-02-23
59 分钟Don't hold you with you on this Monday, February 23rd, 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, China urges the US to lift unilateral tariffs on trading partners.
Oman says the next round of talks between the US and Iran will take place in Geneva on Thursday.
And the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games have concluded.
In the second half,
we bring you the last episode in our special series on low-carbon and high-quality development in China with a focus on the rise of carbon trading awareness in the country.
We explore China's carbon trading system to help us understand what it is and its role in reshaping how people and businesses think about emissions.
Now, today's top stories.
General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee has congratulated Kim Jong-un for his election as the General Secretary of North Korea's ruling party.
The election came during the 9th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.
The Chinese leader hailed North Korea's achievements in the cause of building socialism
since the party's 8th Congress.
He said Kim's re-election showcases the trust and support from the party,
government, and people of North Korea for him.
The Chinese foreign ministry says German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pay an official visit to China on Wednesday and Thursday and the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Chang.
It will be Merz's first visit to China since taking office.
The two-day visit covering Beijing and Hongzhou will prioritize bilateral trade and investment.
China has called on the U.S.
to lift its unilateral tariffs on trading partners,