Experts laud BRICS' role in upholding multilateralism

STORY: Experts laud BRICS' role in upholding multilateralism DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in BRICS and other countriesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of the Center for China Studies in NigeriaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and BusinessSOUNDBITE 3 (English): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor, Sao Paulo State University STORYLINE: In recent interviews with Xinhua, experts have lauded the role of BRICS in upholding multilateralism and advancing the world to a more peaceful and prosperous future. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of the Center for China Studies in Nigeria "From the very first day, BRICS did not assume itself as an exclusive club for certain countries to pursue their own interests. The BRICS framework is a public and international mechanism for engagement across the board. It consolidates its reputation not as a regional bloc, n

China demonstrates economic resilience despite pandemic: experts

STORY: China demonstrates economic resilience despite pandemic: experts DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of street view in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Former Chief Economic Advisor to President of BrazilSOUNDBITE 2 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and BusinessSOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) STORYLINE: Faced with sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, Chinese economy is still on solid footing, experts have said. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Former Chief Economic Advisor to President of Brazil "I think the resilience of the Chinese economy is going very well, and one of the pillars of this resilience is the Chinese digital economy. The Chinese digital economy is already the second-largest digital market in the world. I think one of the reasons that the