新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/13

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The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Sunday, August 13, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling on the US President to dial back the rhetoric¹ as part of a phone call with Donald Trump² focused on the Korean Peninsula.

Search and Rescue is now switching to relief and disease control in northern Sichuan following Tuesday's deadly earthquake.

A new study is warning of a sharp rise in heart disease in China.

At least one protester is dead following an incident at a far-right rally in the US state of Virginia.

In the second half of our program

We hear from a woman helping³ foreigners adjust to their new life when moving to China.

And how police in the US are now turning to pit bulls as K9 officers...

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