Chinese modernization sets model for developing countries: Pakistani expert

STORY: Chinese modernization sets model for developing countries: Pakistani expert SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOHAIL AHMAD, Associate professor of international relations at COMSATS University Islamabad 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOHAIL AHMAD, Associate professor of international relations at COMSATS University Islamabad 3. various of China STORYLINE: A Pakistani expert of political science and international relations said that the Chinese modernization makes tremendous development achievements, and creates a win-win situation for the world, setting a model for the developing countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOHAIL AHMAD, Associate professor of international relations at COMSATS University Islamabad "Chinese declared that they have eliminated (absolute) poverty from their own country. While on the other hand, if you see in any other developed democracy, you will see a lot of poverty over th

Prosperity, stability of China's Xinjiang evident to all: Pakistani experts

STORY: Prosperity, stability of China's Xinjiang evident to all: Pakistani experts DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2. various of the seminar 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAHIR MUMTAZ AWAN, Head of the China Study Center at COMSATS University Islamabad 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SULTAN MAHMOOD HALI, Pakistani political and strategic analyst STORYLINE: The prosperity and stability of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is evident to all, which is a proof of the wisdom and foresightedness of China's Xinjiang policy. That's according to some Pakistani analysts who attended a seminar at the COMSATS University Islamabad on Wednesday. The experts said that the Chinese government has paid special attention to the development of Xinjiang, and took timely decisions to eradicate poverty in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TAHIR MUMTAZ AWAN, Head of the China Study Center at COMSATS University

GLOBALink | Chinese economy wins global vote of confidence

STORY: Chinese economy wins global vote of confidence DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:43 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA, IMF Managing Director 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANEEL SALMAN, Economist at Comsats University Islamabad 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BORGE BRENDE, World Economic Forum President 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Chief executive officer, Standard Chartered Bank (China) 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): AADITYA MATTOO, World Bank East Asia and Pacific Chief Economist STORYLINE: A series of recently-released economic barometers indicate that the Chinese economy has bounced back after having weathered shocks of the latest COVID-19 resurgence, revealing resilience and certainty in the still faltering global recovery. China's foreign trade rebounded in May. Its total imports and exports went up 9.6 percent year on year to 3.45 trillion yuan (510 billion U.S. dollars) last month on top of April's 0.1-percent expansion. As C

Why pessimists are wrong about Chinese economy

STORY: Why pessimists are wrong about Chinese economy DATELINE: May 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Chinese cities, banks 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANEEL SALMAN, Economist at Comsats University Islamabad 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANEEL SALMAN, Economist at Comsats University Islamabad 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Chief executive officer, Standard Chartered Bank (China) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BORGE BRENDE, World Economic Forum President STORYLINE: Amid the latest COVID-19 flare-ups in China, fallacies have emerged in the Western media, from hyping up China's suffering from a loss in foreign investment and supposed economic stagnation to accusing China of exacerbating the global supply chain crisis and drawing smaller economies into "debt traps." The ultimate goal of these bizarre claims is to discredit China's economy and its dynamic zero-COVID policy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANEEL SALMAN, Economist at Comsats University Islamabad "T

Pakistani economists urge U.S. to remove additional tariffs, sanctions against China

STORY: Pakistani economists urge U.S. to remove additional tariffs, sanctions against China DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAVED HASSAN, Chairman, Economic Advisory Group in Pakistan 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANEEL SALMAN, Economist at Comsats University Islamabad 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAVED HASSAN, Chairman, Economic Advisory Group in Pakistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "In the wake of the ongoing U.S.-China trade dispute, the economists in Pakistan urged the United States to remove additional tariffs, sanctions, and other suppressive measures against China in accordance to the phase-one economic and trade agreement between the countries, and adopt the Chinese model of promoting multilateralism and shared prosperity which is a win-win game for everyone instead of protectionism that is indeed futile for all." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAVED HASSA