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White Pagoda Cultural Week fosters China-Nepal friendship and cultural exchanges

STORY: White Pagoda Cultural Week fosters China-Nepal friendship and cultural exchanges SHOOTING TIME: June 7, 2024 DATELINE: June 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the white pagoda at Miaoying Temple 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BISHNU PUKAR SHRESTHA, Nepali Ambassador to China STORYLINE: The 2024 Beijing White Pagoda Cultural Week kicked off Friday with the theme of "focusing on cultural heritage protection and deepening civilizational exchanges and mutual learning." The event aims to spotlight the historical and cultural significance of the white pagoda at Miaoying Temple in Beijing. Built in 1279 during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), this Tibetan Buddhist pagoda was designed by Nepalese architect Arniko. Over 10 engaging activities will showcase the cultural richness of China and Nepal and highlight their historical exchanges and heritage preservation efforts. The week-long event is expected to promote friendly cultural interactions between the two cou

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Culture, driving force in boosting Iran-China ties: experts

STORY: Culture, driving force in boosting Iran-China ties: experts SHOOTING TIME: April 22, 2024 DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference STORYLINE: Iranian experts have highlighted the significant role culture can play in contributing to the development of Iran-China relations in various fields. "In recent years, the expansion of relations between Iran and China has created a golden opportunity for the two countries' peoples to know each other's cultures and civilizational manifestations better and more precisely," said Mohammad-Amir Jalali, president of the Center for Chinese Research at Iran's Allameh Tabataba'i University. Jalali made the remarks on the sidelines of a conference in Iran's capital Tehran on Monday to commemorate the prominent Iranian poet and prose writer Saadi Shirazi (1210-1292), which aimed to show the ancient cultural ties between Iran and China based on Saadi's works. Both Iran and China own anci

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-SILK ROAD AND ASIAN CIVILIZATIONAL FORUM 2024

(240328) -- KUALA LUMPUR, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows a scene of the Silk Road and Asian Civilizational Forum 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The forum was held here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-SILK ROAD AND ASIAN CIVILIZATIONAL FORUM 2024

(240328) -- KUALA LUMPUR, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows a scene of the Silk Road and Asian Civilizational Forum 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The forum was held here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-SILK ROAD AND ASIAN CIVILIZATIONAL FORUM 2024

(240328) -- KUALA LUMPUR, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows a scene of the Silk Road and Asian Civilizational Forum 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The forum was held here on Thursday. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

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Western media's reports about China are false: Jordanian writer

STORY: Western media's reports about China are false: Jordanian writer SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMER KHAIR AHMED, Jordanian writer and expert on Arab-China relations STORYLINE: Samer Khair Ahmed is a Jordanian writer and an expert on Arab-China relations, who has visited China 20 times since 2007. He holds a perspective about China that is vastly different from what the Western media has distortedly portrayed over the years. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SAMER KHAIR AHMED, Jordanian writer and expert on Arab-China relations "Western media's reports about China are false. I visited China for the first time in 2007. What I remember in the year 2007 is that I experienced a civilizational shock due to the tremendous development in China. It was clear that China is a country that is moving forward and looking forward to further construction and development. Before going to China, I had no

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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

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CHINA-BEIJING-FORUM-CIVILIZATION (CN)

(231107) -- BEIJING, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the Inter-Civilizational Communication and Global Development Forum is held in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations" (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-FORUM-CIVILIZATION (CN)

(231107) -- BEIJING, Nov. 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the opening ceremony of the Inter-Civilizational Communication and Global Development Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 7, 2023. TO GO WITH "1st LD-Writethru: Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations" (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

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Putin says imposing rules on other countries should be forbidden

STORY: Putin says imposing rules on other countries should be forbidden DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: SOCHI, Russia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin (source: Kremlin) STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that imposing rules on any other country should be prohibited and no one has the right to rule the world for others. Addressing the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Putin stressed the necessity to build an open, interconnected and diversified world where imposing rules on other countries should be prohibited. "It should be forbidden to impose on any country or people how they should live, how they should feel. Only true cultural and civilizational diversity will ensure the well-being of people and the balance of interests," he said, adding that no one has the right to rule the world for others. "No one will decide for everyone, and not everyone will decide on everything, but those who

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Global Confucius Institute Day celebrated in Tunisia

STORY: Global Confucius Institute Day celebrated in Tunisia DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Confucius Institute at the University of Carthage 2. various of Tunisian students participating in Chinese culture activities STORYLINE: Tunisia's Confucius Institute on Tuesday celebrated Global Confucius Institute Day in Tunis, the country's capital. During the celebration ceremony, Director of Confucius Institute in Tunisia Ding Yang said that the day remains a perfect illustration of the splendor, the assets, and the uniqueness of the Chinese culture and civilization. "It is also a timely occasion for a true civilizational and human convergence between the Chinese people and the different peoples of the whole world," Ding added. Khaled Haj Ahmed, director of Oriental Languages at the Higher Institute of Languages (ISLT) at the University of Carthage in Tunis, told Xinhua that he gave great respect to this event, as it "helps bring us

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Third World people oppressed under postcolonialism

RABAT, Morocco - Mahdi Elmandjra, a prominent Moroccan philosopher, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at his home in the Moroccan capital. Elmandjra, who had predicted the outbreak of the Gulf War earlier than anyone else in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait, called the Gulf War the first civilizational war -- or a conflict between values -- and sees the Sept. 11 attack on the United States as the second civilizational war.