新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2016/12/21

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The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Bob Jones with you this Wednesday the 21st December, 2016.

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital

Coming up on our program

As the body of the assassinated¹ Russian Ambassador to Turkey is flown home, Russia, Turkey, and Iran launch joint² efforts to revive the political process in Syria.

The Chinese authorities accuse the Pentagon of unreasonable³ criticism after the return of an underwater drone.

China and Norway to start work on a bilateral⁴ free trade agreement.

In business..... ICBC signs another major debt-for-equity deal .

In sport ......a random⁵ knife attack on Tennis star Petra Kvitova ..

And In entertainment.......Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment in a deal to exploit the Chinese market.

Those stories, and more, coming up over the sixty minutes...

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