Reform propels China's rural areas on path to modernization

STORY: Reform propels China's rural areas on path to modernization SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN JINCHANG, Farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG CHANGBAO, Villager 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SONG GUANGHUA, Villager STORYLINE: Xiaogang Village Anhui, China Xiaogang Village is where China's rural reform began 45 years ago. In the past decade, an array of reform moves have provided further assurance to farmers here and helped accelerate farmland transfer and large-scale farming. In a major institutional innovation, China has allowed farmers to retain contract rights over their allotted farmland while transferring management rights if they lease the land to others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAN JINCHANG, Farmer "This land of our village is managed by the Beidahuang Group for the building of a modern agricultural planting base, which is running very well. Villagers get a share of the r