新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/06/17

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The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Saturday, June 17, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

The Asian Infrastructure¹ Investment Bank green-lighting new members as its leadership meets in South Korea.

In other news...

China's vice-Premier putting out a new call for advancements² on the Belt and Road strategy.

Chinese authorities easing restrictions³ in the country's Free Trade Zones.

US President Donald Trump⁴ scales back US ties with Cuba.

In the second half of our program

We'll take you through some of the advancements being made through the Made in China 2025 program.

And focus on some of China's ethnic⁵ minorities.

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