Sudan launches 1st direct maritime shipping route to China

STORY: Sudan launches 1st direct maritime shipping route to China DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: Khartoum CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HISHAM ALI AHMED ABUZAID, Sudanese Minister of Transport 3. various of the launching ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MA XINMIN, Chinese Ambassador to Sudan 5. various of the launching ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): XU QUN, Executive president of Shanghai Greenroad International Logistics 7. various of troupe performing STORYLINE: Sudan held the launching ceremony of the Sudan-China Express, the first direct maritime shipping route between the two countries, in the capital Khartoum on Sunday evening. Sudanese Minister of Transport Hisham Ali Ahmed Abuzaid and Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin were among the officials and business representatives of both countries attending the ceremony. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HISHAM ALI AHMED ABUZAID, Sudanese Minister of Transport "We are extreme