Tilted America: Ruled by Wealthy

STORY: Tilted America: Ruled by Wealthy DATELINE: June 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:38 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International Relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 4. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ALIIBA, Journalist of Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute 7. STANDUP 4 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MARIAM ARTHUR, U.S. citizen in Cambodia 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International Relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 10. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute 11. STANDUP 5 (English): ZHANG LI, Xi

Gun violence in U.S. fueled by special interest groups: experts

STORY: Gun violence in U.S. fueled by special interest groups: experts DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people mourning at the shooting site in Texas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute 3. various of a rally against gun violence 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ALIIBA, Journalist of Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International Relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 6. various of gun-free zone signs placed near Times Square, New York City 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 8. various of police force responding to the shooting in Texas STORYLINE: Once again, Americans mourned deaths caused by gun violence. Three shootings rocked Mississippi, California, and Texas last Friday and Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring doz

Ballooning U.S. defense budget makes world less secure

STORY: Ballooning U.S. defense budget makes world less secure DATELINE: May 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. troops 2. various of Wall Street and Silicon Valley Bank 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at the Istanbul-based Marmara University 4. various of the displaced in Afghanistan and American protesters 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAT MCGUIRE, Protester 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALEX, Protester 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): AHMED ALIIBA, Journalist of Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper 8. various of the U.S. army 9. various of Swedish people protesting against joining the NATO 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former investment banker at Wall Street 11. various of an Iraqi man showing pictures of his former house destroyed by a U.S. missile in 2005 STORYLINE: The United States remains by far the world's biggest military spender. Its military spending hit 877 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, which was 39 percent of total global