China strives to ensure daily necessities supply amid cold wave

STORY: China strives to ensure daily necessities supply amid cold wave DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in China 2. various of farms 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO BAOCAI, Local farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU AN, Manager of a local agricultural technology company 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG QIANG, Employee, State Grid Jiashan Electric Power Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: China has ramped up efforts to ensure the supply of daily necessities since the country's meteorological authority on Tuesday continued to issue an orange alert for a cold wave in vast regions of the country. From Tuesday to Thursday morning, temperatures plunged by 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in most parts of northeastern and northern China as well as some areas in other regions. In the city of Langfang, north China's Hebei Province, local government has sent agricultural experts to conduct field trips and offer guidance to the farmers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO