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5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported

STORY: 5.5-magnitude earthquake rocks China's Xinjiang, no casualties reported SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts STORYLINE: No casualties have been reported so far after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the city of Atux in Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the earthquake occurred at 9:46 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), with the epicenter monitored at 40.02 degrees north latitude and 77.86 degrees east longitude at a depth of 10 km. Several residents in Atux and the nearby Bachu County in the prefecture of Kashgar told Xinhua that they had felt the tremor, but not strongly. According to the regional earthquake bureau, the epicenter is located in a mountainous area at an altitude of about 1,400 meters, and is far from urban areas. The nearest village is 38 km away. The prefectur

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Batang County in Ganzi, China

GANZI, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Aerial photo shows the autumn scenery of Batang County in Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug 9, 2023. Batang County is surrounded by mountains, the county is located in a wide river valley, the Bachu River flows through the county. Batang County is located in the southeast margin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 2800 meters above sea level.

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Policemen save drowning man in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Policemen save drowning man in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue STORYLINE: At about 18:00 on July 24, police officer Abidula Yusuin and his colleagues in Bachu County, Xinjiang were patrolling by the river when they found a man falling into the water. Abidula Yusuin jumped into the water to rescue the man from danger and was soon joined by two of his colleagues, who together dragged the man out of the water. The rescued man was a nearby villager who was washing his hands by the river when he accidentally fell into the water. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Modern farming technology facilitates cotton planting in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Modern farming technology facilitates cotton planting in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: April 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of fields and cotton sowing in Xinjiang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUNIQIGULI REHEMU, Villager in Bachu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang 3. various of cotton sowing in Xinjiang 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUNIQIGULI REHEMU, Villager in Bachu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang STORYLINE: Cotton growers in China's Xinjiang have benefitted from modern planting technologies as cotton sowing is now in full swing. In Bachu County, southern Xinjiang's Kashgar, farmers are resorting to autopilot sowing machines enabled by the domestically developed BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GUNIQIGULI REHEMU, Villager in Bachu County, Kashgar, Xinjiang "Previously, manual sowing was used and the plastic film was paved unevenly. Now with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, agricultural machines are operating with 'eyes,'

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows police officers on guard holding firearms near the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows residents lining up at a checkpoint following a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows residents beside police officers on guard near the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows police officers on guard holding firearms near the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows police officers on guard holding firearms near the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows residents beside police officers on guard near the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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Xinjiang clash

BACHU, China - An April 25, 2013, photo shows the site of a clash between an armed group and police in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region two days earlier. Twenty-one people including police officers died in the incident, according to Chinese media reports.

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A glimpse of populus euphratica forests in Xinjiang

STORY: A glimpse of populus euphratica forests in Xinjiang DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:26 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of populus euphratica forests in Bachu County, northwest China's Xinjiang STORYLINE: In late autumn, the populus euphratica forests in Bachu County, northwest China's Xinjiang, have entered their most beautiful season. Populus euphratica, more commonly known as desert poplar, turns golden every October. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Bachu County in China's Xinjiang sends supplies to aid Shanghai in battle against COVID-19

STORY: Bachu County in China's Xinjiang sends supplies to aid Shanghai in battle against COVID-19 DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks leaving for Shanghai 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): RABIGUL AHMAT, Workshop director, local agricultural company 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG WEIMIN, Official with Bureau of industry and information technology in Bachu County STORYLINE: Two trucks, loading 2 million medical masks and various other supplies, left Bachu County in northwest China's Xinjiang on Wednesday for east China's metropolis Shanghai. Shanghai, with a population of 25 million, has now become a major battleground against COVID-19. In order to send aids to Shanghai as soon as possible, many enterprises in Bachu County had worked day and night to produce necessary supplies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): RABIGUL AHMAT, Workshop director, Local agricultural company "People of all ethnic groups in Bachu County are concerned about th