Chinese company building schools in Iraq to help post-war reconstruction

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Chinese company building schools in Iraq to help post-war reconstruction

STORY: Chinese company building schools in Iraq to help post-war reconstruction DATELINE: April 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese company building schools in Iraq 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HANAN RAAD AL-QAYSI, Iraqi teacher 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): YOUSIF JAMAL, Iraqi engineer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): GAO FEI, vice general manager of PowerChina's headquarters in the Middle East and North Africa STORYLINE: Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has undertaken the construction of 679 schools in 10 provinces of Iraq. It's part of the Iraqi government's goal to build 8,000 new schools by 2030. The Iraqi government has listed school construction as one of the most urgent political and livelihood projects. The construction has attracted wide public attention in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HANAN RAAD AL-QAYSI, Iraqi teacher "My visit to this site made me happy, and I hope and aspire to be one of the teachers in this building or sc

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