新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/09/15

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The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Friday, September 15th, 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 Chinese economy... the numbers show that industrial output slowed in August, while investment and retail¹ recorded slight growth...

In other news...

Chinese Commerce officials react after the US halts an acquisition involving a company with Chinese backing...

And Oxford² University in the UK has launched a program on China's Belt and Road Initiative...

In business...Foreign investment in China for August is up nine percent compared to last year...

In Sports...China has moved up 15 places in FIFA's world rankings...

In Entertainment...a Russian cultural festival in southern China...

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