China, Central Asia ready for summit with high expectation

STORY: China, Central Asia ready for summit with high expectation DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China and Central Asian countries related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): SERIK KORZHUMBAYEV, Editor-in-chief of newspaper "DKNews" in Kazakhstan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): TAGAI ALIMBAEV, Asian Development Bank project monitoring and public relations specialist of Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyzstan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHOHRON, Tajik student in China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): AYJEREN GYLYCHDURDYYEVA, Turkmen student in China 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uzbek): ABDULLAEV MASHARIB SAIDAMATOVICH, Deputy director of Center for Promotion of Science of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan STORYLINE: The China-Central Asia Summit will be held on May 18 and 19 in Xi'an, the capital city of China's Shaanxi Province. The five Central Asian countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Heads of state

Turkmenian sisters chase dream in NW China

STORY: Turkmenian sisters chase dream in NW China DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYJAHAN and AYJEREN, Students at Ningxia University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AYJAHAN, Student at Ningxia University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AYJEREN, Student at Ningxia University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): AYJAHAN, Student at Ningxia University 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): AYJEREN, Student at Ningxia University 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): AYJAHAN, Student at Ningxia University 7. various of photos of Ayjahan and Ayjeren STORYLINE: Ayjahan and Ayjeren are sisters from Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan. Both of them are studying the Chinese language at Ningxia University in northwest China. They share their story in fluent Chinese. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYJAHAN and AYJEREN, Students at Ningxia University "Hello, everyone, I'm the elder sister, Wang Aijing (Ayjahan). I'm the younger sister, Wang Aisha (Ayjeren). We come from Turkmenistan. No

China-Central Asia Summit carries great significance: expert

STORY: China-Central Asia Summit carries great significance: expert DATELINE: May 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xi'an and Kazakhstan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): SERIK KORZHUMBAYEV, Editor-in-chief of the newspaper "DKNews" 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): TAGAI ALIMBAEV, Asian Development Bank project monitoring and public relations specialist of the Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyzstan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Uzbek): ABDULLAEV MASHARIB SAIDAMATOVICH, Deputy Director of the Center for the Promotion of Science of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): AYJEREN GYLYCHDURDYYEVA, Turkmen student in China 6. various of trains and ports STORYLINE: The China-Central Asia Summit will be held later this month in Xi'an, the capital city of China's Shaanxi Province. The five Central Asian countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ahead of the summit, many from the region have expressed their expectati