Digital technology advances China's pursuit for common prosperity

STORY: Digital technology advances China's pursuit for common prosperity DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHANG DAHUI, Deputy general manager, Kaiquan Group Co., Ltd.various of factories and workersSOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAROLY SZALAI, Managing director, SINNEO Smart Technologies Co., Ltd.various of rural ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): FU LINCHAN, Official of Hengyi Villagevarious of rural ChinaSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG FANDI, Digital Village Engineer, Alibaba Group STORYLINE: Expanding businesses, bridging the urban-rural divide and narrowing the income gap -- at the just-concluded 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, a full range of innovations have demonstrated the role of digitalization in advancing common prosperity in China. In east China's Zhejiang Province, the site of the summit and China's first demonstration zone for common prosperity, digitalization is paying off across-the-board in ma

Understanding China through films: British filmmaker

STORY: Understanding China through films: British filmmaker DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of Malcolm Clarke in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MALCOLM CLARKE, Jury Member of the 12th Tiantan Award, Beijing International Film Festivalvarious of Malcolm Clarke working in ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MALCOLM CLARKE, Jury Member of the 12th Tiantan Award, Beijing International Film Festival STORYLINE: British filmmaker and producer Malcolm Clarke was among the jury panel of the 12th Tiantan Award at the 12th Beijing International Film Festival that concluded Saturday. Clarke first came to China 40 years ago to film a documentary about China's poverty alleviation. Now living in Shanghai, the two-time Oscar winner has witnessed the sea change that has taken place in the country. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MALCOLM CLARKE, Jury member of 12th Tiantan Award, Beijing Int'l Film Festival "I first came to China decades ago. It was a very poor country. People w

Chinese community rallies in San Francisco to protest Pelosi's Taiwan visit

STORY: Chinese community rallies in San Francisco to protest Pelosi's Taiwan visit DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the protestSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHI HONGHU, Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Committee to Promote the Reunification of ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FRED ZOU, Vice secretary-general of Alliance for China's Peaceful Reunification STORYLINE: Hundreds of people, mostly from the Chinese community, took to the street Sunday in the U.S. city of San Francisco to protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan. They said Pelosi's Taiwan visit has undermined the relations between the United States and China. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHI HONGHU, Director of the San Francisco Bay Area Committee to Promote the Reunification of China "Today, we overseas Chinese here, on behalf of ourselves, say 'No' to Nancy Pelosi! We hope that she will rein herself in before it is too late and stop damaging China-U.S. r

U.S. attempts to weaken China through politicizing COVID-19 origins tracing: Lebanese doctor

STORY: U.S. attempts to weaken China through politicizing COVID-19 origins tracing: Lebanese doctor DATELINE: July 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of White Housevarious of street view in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID MAHMOUD, Director of Irfan HospitalSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): WALID MAHMOUD, Director of Irfan Hospital STORYLINE: A senior Lebanese doctor has said the U.S. is attempting to weaken China through politicizing COVID-19 origins tracing. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): WALID MAHMOUD, Director of Irfan Hospital The People's Republic of China made great efforts in containing the virus and controlling it in a great way. They are among the first countries to be able to control it in a complete way while it was spread in other countries of the world, despite the big number of population in China and its big cities. As for the tracking of the virus, they played a big role, they tried to communicate with the World Health Organization and international experts

China holds int'l travel fair after one-year hiatus

STORY: China holds int'l travel fair after one-year hiatus DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:24 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the fairvarious of activitiesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHU XIAOYUN, Official in charge of creative products development at National Museum of ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FU CHUNSHAN, Official of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism STORYLINE: The 2022 China International Travel Mart (CITM) kicked off Friday in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, after a hiatus of one year due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Exhibitors from 71 countries and regions are attending the event online or offline, and officials from embassies and consulates of 31 countries have also joined the expo, according to the organizers. The three-day travel fair, with an exhibition area of 80,000 square meters, features various exhibition zones comprising seven themes such as culture and museums, overseas tourism and Yunnan touri

Croatian, Chinese police officers on joint patrol in Zagreb

STORY: Croatian, Chinese police officers on joint patrol in Zagreb DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of police officers workingSOUNDBITE 1 (English): YANG JINSHA, Chinese police officerSOUNDBITE 2 (English): WANG BINGYANG, Chinese police officerSOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): ANTE MARIC, Croatian police officerSOUNDBITE 4 (English): SU YUEQING, Tourist from ChinaSOUNDBITE 5 (English): SIMON LARSSON, Tourist from Sweden STORYLINE: Eight Chinese police officers have started a joint patrol with their Croatian counterparts in major tourist spots in Zagreb. It is a part of the "Safe Tourist Destination" project which started in 2006 and since then it has seen many foreign police officers coming to Croatia every summer to deal with tourist-related cases with their local colleagues. The first joint patrol between China and Croatia took place in the summer of 2018. This year, the Chinese police officers will be patrolling in popular tourist spots of Dubrovnik

Australian scholar's deep bond with China spanning half a century

STORY: Australian scholar's deep bond with China spanning half a century DATELINE: June 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID GOODMAN, Australian sociologistvarious of CanberraSOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID GOODMAN, Australian sociologistvarious of CanberraSOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID GOODMAN, Australian sociologist STORYLINE: During the past 40 years, Australian sociologist David Goodman lived in many Chinese cities, from Suzhou in the east to Lanzhou in the northwest, from Taiyuan in the north to Chengdu in the southwest. The 74-year-old man said that during these years, he saw the changes in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID GOODMAN, Australian sociologist "And I'm a photographer too. So I took photographs in the 1970s. And often I go back and stand in the same spot 30, 40, 50 years later. And I take a photograph again. So physically, there have been huge changes." Now being the Director of the China Studies Center at the

Expert calls for strengthening people-to-people connectivity between China, U.S.

STORY: Expert calls for strengthening people-to-people connectivity between China, U.S. DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of ChinaSOUNDBITE 1(English): JAMES B. HEIMOWITZ, President of the China Institute in Americavarious of ChinaSOUNDBITE 2(English): JAMES B. HEIMOWITZ, President of the China Institute in America STORYLINE: A U.S. expert on China says that an important building block in China-U.S. relations should be laid between their people. James B. Heimowitz called on the two countries to reinforce people-to-people connectivity to nurture warmth and trust toward each other. SOUNDBITE 1(English): JAMES B. HEIMOWITZ, President of the China Institute in America "I think about China-U.S. relations, and I think that the building block of the relationship has to be between the people. And I think that the basis for moving forward is built upon respect and understanding of each other. And that comes from a human connection. I can't think

GLOBALink | China a business model for developing world: ICEC head

STORY: China a business model for developing world: ICEC head DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of city and village development in ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MOHAMMED SAQIB, Secretary-general of India China Economic and Cultural CouncilSOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOHAMMED SAQIB, Secretary-general of India China Economic and Cultural CouncilSOUNDBITE 4 (English): MOHAMMED SAQIB, Secretary-general of India China Economic and Cultural Councilvarious of people planting tea leaves in Cambodia STORYLINE: In a recent interview with Xinhua, Mohammed Saqib, secretary-general of India China Economic and Cultural Council (ICEC), said China has been a change-maker in many fields including poverty alleviation and combating climate change, which makes the country a business model for developing countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMED SAQIB, Secretary-general of India China Economic and Cultural Council "Regarding the food security, or COVID-19 response, vac

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

Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

STORY: Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinavarious of Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO TAO, Yihai Kerry (Lanzhou) Oils and Grains industries Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Chinavarious of ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, agricultural and food products processing enterprise Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd. is constructing its first factory. Yihai Kerry Arawana is a subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness group in A

China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of anti-pandemic efforts in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEBRATU MASSEBO, Ethiopia's National COVID-19 Response Task Force CoordinatorSOUNDBITE 3 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholarSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies STORYLINE: In its fight against the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, China sticks to its dynamic zero-COVID policy. Experts say the policy is necessary and effective for the country with a population of some 1.4 billion and also benefits the global fight against the virus as well as economic recovery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "China has been contributing immensely to controlling this pandemic, not only nationally, b

GLOBALink | China contributes immensely to controlling pandemic: Pakistani experts

STORY: China contributes immensely to controlling pandemic: Pakistani experts DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of street view in Chinavarious of medical workersSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAHZAD ALI KHAN, Vice Chancellor, Pakistan's Health Services Academy STORYLINE: China has been effectively controlling COVID-19. That contributes immensely to the global fight against the pandemic, said former Pakistani Ambassador to China Masood Khalid. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "China has been contributing immensely to controlling this pandemic, not only nationally, but also globally. I'm sure all Chinese have done, Chinese people, the Chinese government, have done quite well, actually, in controlling the pandemic." In response to sporadic outbreaks in some 30 provincial areas in the country since March, China has been adhering to a dynam

Sino-EU cooperation beneficial to world economy amid headwinds

STORY: Sino-EU cooperation beneficial to world economy amid headwinds DATELINE: April 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:13 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of street view in Chinavarious of China-Europe freight trainsSTANDUP (English): ZHU SHENG, Xinhua correspondent in GermanySOUNDBITE 1 (English): FRANK SCHULZE, General Manager, DB Cargo Liaison Office ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): OTTMAR EDENHOFER, Director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)various of wind farmsSOUNDBITE 3 (English): OTTMAR EDENHOFER, Director and chief economist of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PELAGIA KARPATHIOTAKI, Greek scholarSOUNDBITE 5 (English): TIMO HELOSUO, CEO of Kolster, Chairman of the Board of the Finnish-Chinese Trade Association STORYLINE: Although the global economy is facing mounting uncertainty due to COVID-19, economic and trade cooperation between China and Europe has maintained sound momentum. In 2021, China

China's whole-process people's democracy in eyes of foreign experts

STORY: China's whole-process people's democracy in eyes of foreign experts DATELINE: March 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of city view in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN CHRISTOPHE ISEUX VON PFETTEN, President of Institute for East-West Strategic Studies in BritainSOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief, U.S. publication Executive Intelligence ReviewSOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York STORYLINE: China's "two sessions," the annual gatherings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), have attracted the attention of many political observers worldwide, who gave their understandings about China's whole-process people's democracy based on their observations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN CHRISTOPHE ISEUX VON PFETTEN, President of Institute for East-West Strategic Studies in Britain "I think it's at the central le

Russian expat amazed by China's driverless monorail train

STORY: Russian expat amazed by China's driverless monorail train DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:47 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of projects in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZA, Russian studentvarious of the train stationvarious of the trainSOUNDBITE 2 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 3 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 4 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 5 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 6 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 7 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 8 (English): LIZA, Russian studentSOUNDBITE 9 (English): LIZA, Russian studentvarious of the city view STORYLINE: A Russian student, who has been living in China for almost four years, hails China's transportation infrastructure after taking a ride on a driverless monorail train in east China's city of Wuhu. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIZA, Russian student "Hello, everyone. I'm Liza. It's 9 a.m. in the morning. And we are going to the Yinhu Park. It has beautiful sc

GLOBALink | A solidly modernizing China to chart blueprint for historic 2022

STORY: A solidly modernizing China to chart blueprint for historic 2022 DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JORGE SAHD, Director, Center for Int'l Studies at Pontifical Catholic University of ChileSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Int'l relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa)SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BRENDAN AHERN, Chief investment officer, Krane Funds Advisors, U.S.SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SHAHBOZ BABAEV, Uzbek lecturer, Anhui Finance and Trade Vocational CollegeSOUNDBITE 5 (English): SPYROS CAPRALOS, President, Hellenic Olympic CommitteeSOUNDBITE 6 (English): THOMAS BACH, IOC President STORYLINE: China, the world's second-largest economy, moves full steam ahead toward building a modern socialist country. All eyes will soon be centered on the forthcoming "two sessions" to see how the world's most populous nation accomplishes their goals. 　　 The two sessions are the co