新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2017/03/04

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The Beijing Hour

Evening  Edition

Bob Jones with you on this Saturday the 4th of March 2017

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

Coming up on our program...

Defence spending, a new civil code and China's anti corruption¹ drive highlighted as top topics for this years NPC meeting which opens Sunday.

A Chinese envoy² to the UN calls for greater action to stop the illegal trade in wildlife.

And the growing popularity of bike sharing brings a big boost to manufacturers

Coming up in the 2nd half of the program...

The increasing craze for domestically produced comics in China

The Chinese government pushes ahead with Virtual reality

The rise of e-commerce in China's rural areas

And how waste is bringing power to Cameroon

All of that to come in the next 60 minutes - it's one and a half minutes past the hour.

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