Namibia welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in three years

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Namibia welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in three years

STORY: Namibia welcomes 1st Chinese tourist group in three years DATELINE: May 20, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the arrival of Chinese tourist group 2 various of the welcoming ceremony 3 SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Chinese tourist STORYLINE: Namibia welcomed the first group of tourists from China over the past three years on Friday evening following the disruption of travel by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20 tourists who departed from Hangzhou city in southeastern China made their first stop in neighbouring Zimbabwe, where they visited the Victoria Falls, one of the many world wonders before proceeding to Namibia. Namibia, like the rest of the world, was adversely affected by the pandemic and the government in February stressed the need to revive its tourism sector. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Chinese tourist "I am very excited, because we have been preparing for this tour for three years, and our wish is to explore this mysterious country, because China and Namibia a

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