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Business Matters: China's Take on the US Election

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08/11/2016 GMT

China's Take on the US Election

BBC World Service - Business Matters, China's Take on the US Election

What do Chinese people think of the US election? We travel to Beijing to find out.

How are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump perceived in China and what does business think of their stance towards the world's second biggest economy?

We're live from China with Rob Young who has been gauging opinion on the US election. He's been talking to journalism students in Beijing to see what they make of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

With only a day to go until the election Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton are embarking on their final rallies. Laura Bicker, the BBC's Washington Reporter brings us the latest developments.

The US and China are the world's two biggest economies. Lots of US businesses operate in China so how do they feel about the rhetoric coming from their next president, whoever he or she may be? We hear from James Zimmerman, head of the US Chamber of Commerce in China.

Beijing is home to 21 million people and the sky high cost of living is causing unhappiness among many of the young and therefore concern among policymakers. Rob Young looks at China's property market and in particular measures by the government to get a handle on the buying frenzy.

Big Chinese cities are renowned for their poor air quality. The central government has relocated industry to the edge of cities and is investing in cleaner energy but it's not having a big enough impact. We hear about some alternative solutions.

Plus we're joined throughout the programme by Gary Li, a Senior Consultant at APCO Worldwide, and Yuan Ren who writes on women, architecture, culture and economics. They're both in Beijing. Diane Brady, a business columnist and author is with us from New York.

Picture description: A man holds a monkey sitting between cardboard cut outs of US Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
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