Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang

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Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village in Taklimakan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 3. various of new settlement 4. various of residents using natural gas 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 6. various of natural gas pipeline projects in Xinjiang 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: For centuries, people in Darya Boyi, a village located at the heart of the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have established their home along the banks of the Keriya River, sustaining generations by relying solely on poplar logs and red willow tree branches for cooking and heating. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village "In the past, whenever I cooked, my tears came due to the choking smoke." In 2017, the first group of 396 pe

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