新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/07/

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The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Tuesday, July 25th, 2017

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

Our news focus this morning... the Chinese People's Liberation Army.. the defense¹ ministry² has vowed³ more reforms, improved combat ability, and better cooperation with China's allies...

In other news...

The foreign ministries⁴ of China and Thailand have vowed more cooperation in various fields, citing a railway project that will eventually link the two countries...

And the president of the Philippines has vowed to continue his government's war on illegal drugs, despite international pressure against the campaign...

In business...China's state asset management system is to be made more balanced and flexible.

In Sports...Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is in the 200m freestyle finals at the World Championships...

In Entertainment...Wu Kong reigns⁵ again at the Chinese box office...

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