Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations

STORY: Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the forum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Former under-secretary-general of United Nations 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN THORNTON, Chair emeritus of U.S. Brookings Institution 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YVES LETERME, Former prime minister of Belgium 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): JOSE LUIS CENTELLA, President of Communist Party of Spain STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "The Inter-Civilizational Communication and Global Development Forum is currently being held in Beijing." The three-day event, which opened on Tuesday, is hosted by the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It attracts around 150 politicians, entrepreneurs, think tank experts, scholars, cultural celebrities and dipl

CHINA-BEIJING-LI SHULEI-SPAIN-DELEGATION (CN)

CHINA-BEIJING-LI SHULEI-SPAIN-DELEGATION (CN)

(230323) -- BEIJING, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, meets with a Spanish delegation led by Jose Luis Centella, president of the Communist Party of Spain, in Beijing, capital of China, March 23, 2023. The delegation consisted of representatives of Spain's left-wing political parties, think tanks and media. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

Thousands of people demonstrate in Madrid against NATO

STORY: Thousands of demonstrators rally in Madrid against NATO summit DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JOSE LUIS CENTELLA, President of Communist Party of Spain 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DAVID, Resident in Madrid STORYLINE: Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Madrid on Sunday to call for peace and protest against a NATO summit to be held here this week. Many demonstrators have called for a multilateral world and voiced their opposition to wars, saying wars and conflicts are not solutions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JOSE LUIS CENTELLA, President of Communist Party of Spain "There are more than 50,000 people who are demonstrating today in Madrid for peace, for a multilateral world, for the end of the conflict in Ukraine, and that the people of Spain can live in peace. We have no enemy anywhere in the world. We don't need NATO, we don't need war." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): DAVID, Resident in Madrid "We are he