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Eritrean official expects relations with China to be further boosted by BRI

STORY: Eritrean official expects relations with China to be further boosted by BRI DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Asmara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Eritrea 2. SOUNDBITE (English): YEMANE GEBREMESKEL, Eritrean Minister of Information STORYLINE: A senior Eritrean official has spoken highly of the China-Eritrea relation in a recent interview with Xinhua, noting that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) would further propel the two countries' relations to new heights. SOUNDBITE (English): YEMANE GEBREMESKEL, Eritrean Minister of Information "This is a bilateral relationship that decades on has been growing with time. So it will expand. The Belt and Road Initiative will only add to an existing relationship. Infrastructure is critical. So investments in infrastructure (and) support in infrastructure is good because it creates an enabling environment. When it comes to the arrangements, you can envisage various projects and programs that are responsive to the times. The Belt and R

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BRI helps promote industrialization and diversification of economy for Eritrea: expert

STORY: BRI helps promote industrialization and diversification of economy for Eritrea: expert DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: Asmara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Eritrea 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FIKREYESUS AMAHAZION, Researcher and analyst in the Eritrean Center for Strategic Studies 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FIKREYESUS AMAHAZION, Researcher and analyst in the Eritrean Center for Strategic Studies STORYLINE: Cooperation with China under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a crucial impetus for promoting industrialization and diversification of Eritrea's economy, said an Eritrean expert. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FIKREYESUS AMAHAZION, Researcher and analyst in the Eritrean Center for Strategic Studies "This is the 10th year (anniversary) of the BRI and we know that over 150 countries are part of the BRI framework. We also have over 30 international organizations around the world as part of the framework and it is very positive for Eritrea to join this import

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (1st R) communicates with local farmers at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local farmers work at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oil crop expert Zhou Cheng (1st L) instructs local farmers in cultivating oilseed rape at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (1st R) examines the growth status of broad beans with local farmers at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Legume crop expert Liu Yunmin (R) instructs a local farmer on field management of broad beans at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS

(230929) -- ASMARA, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fruit crop expert Wang Li (R) works with a local farmer on field management of apple saplings at a demonstration orchard of agricultural technical assistance, in Asmara, Eritrea, Sept. 27, 2023. Agriculture is the mainstay of Eritrea's economy, with about four-fifths of the population engaged in farming and animal husbandry. However, the lack of crop varieties and backward agricultural technology seriously restrict the country's agricultural development. In order to promote the development of Eritrea's agricultural industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China has sent three groups of experts to Eritrea to carry out technical assistance in the fields of legumes, fruit tree gardening and oil, and achieved remarkable results. Broad beans, oilseed rape, and some other experimental crops have been harvested with unit yields increasing by more than 50 percent compared with local varieties. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Chinese medical team pose for a group photo with local students at the gate of Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Tian Qian conducts a CT scanning for a patient at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Wang Xiao (L) conducts an ultrasonic examination for a patient at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Li Gonglong (C) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Xing Hongbin (3rd R) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Zhu Zhenjun (L) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Zhang Chunyan (R) diagnoses a child at Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Zhou Dakai (L) diagnoses a patient at Halibet Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea, on May 9, 2023. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM

(230516) -- ASMARA, May 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows the gate of Orotta Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea. Doctors of the 16th Chinese medical team to Eritrea have conducted 346 surgeries and 2,120 medical imaging examinations since they arrived in the East African country on April 17, 2023. Nearly 300 Chinese doctors have provided medical services in Eritrea since 1997. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An elder pushes his bike in front of the landmark building Cinema Roma in Asmara, Eritrea, May 8, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident pushes his bike across the road in Asmara, Eritrea, May 8, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People hang out with their bikes in Asmara, Eritrea, May 8, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children repair bikes in Asmara, Eritrea, May 8, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An elder pushes his bike and walks across the road in Asmara, Eritrea, May 8, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children ride a bike in Asmara, Eritrea, May 9, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-BIKE-DAILY LIFE

(230512) -- ASMARA, May 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Cyclists ride bikes in Asmara, Eritrea, May 9, 2023. Cycling has been incorporated into locals' life and become a major sport in Eritrea. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a cinema at Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 shows the tank graveyard of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows a town at the outskirts of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 4, 2022 shows the street view of Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2022 shows a gas station in the shape of an airplane in Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

(220110) -- ASMARA, Jan. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 7, 2022 shows the Cathedral of Asmara in Asmara, capital of Eritrea. Located at about 2,350 meters above sea level, Asmara, a modernist African city, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)

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ERITREA-ASMARA-WANG YI-PRESIDENT-MEETING

(220105) -- ASMARA, Jan. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki shakes hands with Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi in Asmara, Eritrea, Jan. 5, 2022. (Xinhua/Yang Zhen)