2026-05-05
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This is the Beijing Hour.
Examining the events that impact and shape China and the rest of the world.
This is the Beijing Hour.
One hour of news and information brought to you every weekday.
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I'm Shane Beckham with you on this Tuesday, May the 5th, 2026.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, Washington and Tehran have issued contradictory claims about shipping
and sinkings in the Strait of Hormuz.
Railway travels once again surging in China as the May Day holiday comes to a close and travelers head home.
And China's call for vigilance against Japan's nuclear ambitions at a non-proliferation meeting in New York.
In business, China's bulk commodity sector has been surging.
In sports, a thrilling World Snooker Championships final in Sheffield.
In culture and entertainment, China's May Day holiday box office has exceeded 100 million US dollars.
Now check in the day's top stories.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arachi says events in the Strait of Hormuz make it clear
that there 's no military solution to a political crisis.
The chief of the U.S. Central Command says the military has sunk six small Iranian boats in the waterway,
which Tehran denied.