Shipbuilding industry booming in central China's Yuanjiang City

STORY: Shipbuilding industry booming in central China's Yuanjiang City DATELINE: Sept. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:01 LOCATION: CHANGSHA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the yachts 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG CHAOWEN, Design engineer of the Yacht STORYLINE: The shipbuilding industry is booming in Yuanjiang City, Central China's Hunan Province. On Friday, three newly built yachts, all made in Yuanjiang City, were shipped to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG CHAOWEN, Design engineer of the yachts "We've got six orders in the first half of this year, all from Dubai." Shipbuilding is a pillar industry for Yuanjiang City, with an output value of over 10.5 billion yuan (1.49 billion U.S. dollars) last year. Yuanjiang is now home to 59 companies dedicated to shipbuilding and related supporting businesses. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Changsha, China. (XHTV)