2026-04-22
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It's Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
On today's program, the remains of 12 Chinese people's volunteers who fell during the Korean War have returned to China.
The U.S. Presidents extended the ceasefire with Iran while also threatening to resume bombing the country.
On Wednesday's Earth Day, it also marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
In business, China's postal industry logs steady volume and growth to start the year.
In sports, the Senya Asian Beach Games have kicked off in southern China.
In culture and entertainment, the mayor of San Francisco is visiting China.
Now the day's top stories.
The remains of 12 Chinese people's volunteers who fell in the war to resist U.S. Aggression and aid Korea
have arrived in China following a handover from South Korea.
A Chinese Air Force Y-20B transport aircraft carrying the remains of the martyrs and 146 of their personal effects
landed at Taoshian International Airport in Shenyang on Wednesday morning.
This marks the 13th repatriation since the two countries signed a handover agreement.