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Myanmar's leader, Aung Sang Su Kyi is in Beijing for talks with the leaders of China. They're expected to discuss a controversial China-backed dam project that would involve flooding an area the size of Singapore, destroying homes and villages. Four years ago, the last military President put the entire project indefinitely on hold. So, will Aung Sang Su Kyi restart the project or walk away? We hear from Saw Alex Htoo from the Karen Economic and Social Action Network; he's campaigning against the project

One country that appears to have hardened its attitude towards Chinese investment is Australia. Last week the government in Canberra blocked bids by China's State Grid Corp and Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings to buy a controlling stake in Ausgrid, a government-owned electricity distribution network in Australia's most populous state, New South Wales. China's Ministry of Commerce has accused the Australian government of protectionism and warned about future business ties as the 蜜芽传媒's Phil Mercer tells us from Sydney.

In the US, Donald Trump has again revamped his campaign team, as he attempts to get his bid for the presidency back on track after a difficult few weeks. Steve Bannon, the head of the conservative news website Breitbart News, comes in as campaign CEO, a newly created role. We get analysis from the Washington Post's Catherine Rampell.

One of this summer's biggest films, The BFG is being promoted as a collaboration between three of the world's greatest storytellers, Walt Disney, Steven Spielberg and the author Roald Dahl. It's 100 years since the British writer was born and 26 years since he died. Even so, a Roald Dahl book continues to sell every five seconds and adaptations are as popular as ever. The 蜜芽传媒's Vivienne Nunis reports on Roald Dahl's enduring appeal.

Joining us throughout the programme are Diana Furchgott Roth, former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor and a senior fellow and director of Economics21. Independent economist Andy Xie also speaks to us from Hong Kong.

Picture description: Myanmar opposition leader and head of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi leaves a polling station after casting her vote in Yangon on November 8, 2015.
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