Cuba celebrates 175th anniversary of Chinese arrival in the island

STORY: Cuba celebrates 175th anniversary of Chinese arrival in the island DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the celebrationSOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA HUI, Chinese Ambassador to Cubavarious of the celebration STORYLINE: Cuba commemorated on Thursday the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chinese immigrants to the Caribbean nation on June 3, 1847. The activity was attended by Chinese living on the island, Chinese descendants in Cuba, students of the Confucius Institute in Havana, Chinese businessmen, as well as officials from the Chinese Embassy in Cuba and local authorities. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MA HUI, Chinese Ambassador to Cuba "Today we commemorate the 175th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chinese immigrants to Cuba in a very special and meaningful way, to take a tour of history in order to walk towards the future. The Chinese Embassy in Cuba is ready to collaborate with the Chinese communities in Cuba in order to t