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China locomotive of world economy: Russian expert

STORY: China locomotive of world economy: Russian expert SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2013 DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. file footages of Chinese economy 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALESKEY KORNILOV, Investment strategist, Russia's VTB Bank STORYLINE: China is a locomotive of the world economy and is expected to maintain its robust performance in 2024, a Russian expert told Xinhua in a recent interview. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALESKEY KORNILOV, Investment strategist, Russia's VTB Bank "The Chinese economy is aiming at a growth of around 5 percent this year. Naturally, it is a locomotive of the global economy. We also believe that China's fast growth rates will continue next year. China is a major trading partner for many countries, and therefore it is a really important part of the global economy and for Russia as well. We also state that China is our largest trade partner. We see that the relations are very close, and this has laid a good foundation for t

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk to work in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk to work in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women remove snow near their workplace in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk to work in front of portraits of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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N. Korea executes leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. North Korea announced Dec. 13, 2013, that it had executed Jang, labeling him "a traitor."

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Abe, abduction victim's kin

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) talks with Shigeru Yokota (L) and Sakie Yokota (R), during a gathering in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2013, for the return of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea. The Yokotas' daughter, Megumi, was taken to North Korea in 1977 at age 13 and has become a symbol of the abductions issue.

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Japan-ASEAN meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosts a banquet at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013, for leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations before a summit with Japan. (Pool photo)

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WFP ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Kurara Chibana, a model who was runner-up in the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant, is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013, after she was named as the first Japanese ambassador for the World Food Program.

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Singaporean prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013. Lee was in Tokyo for a summit between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Ireland exits bailout

DUBLIN, Ireland - Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan holds a press conference in Dublin on Dec. 13, 2013, before his country exits an international bailout program.

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Indonesian president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono delivers a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013. Yudhoyono was in Tokyo for a summit between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Japan-ASEAN meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosts a banquet at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013, for leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations before a summit with Japan. (Pool photo)

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Demonstration in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Antigovernment demonstrators continue to occupy Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2013.

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N. Korea executes leader's uncle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch television in Pyongyang on Dec. 13, 2013, as it says North Korea announced it has executed Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, who had been considered the country's second-most-powerful figure, labeling him "a traitor."

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Passenger directions

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Haneda airport begins using four colors on Dec. 13, 2013, to smoothly lead passengers to boarding gates.

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Passenger directions

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Haneda airport begins using four colors on Dec. 13, 2013, to smoothly lead passengers to boarding gates.

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WFP ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Kurara Chibana (L), a model who was runner-up in the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant, is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013, after she was named as the first Japanese ambassador for the World Food Program. At right is Elisabeth Rasmusson, assistant executive director of the Rome-based U.N. body.

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Japan-ASEAN meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko meet with ASEAN leaders and their wives at the Imperial Palace In Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013. The leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were in Japan for a summit with Japan. (Pool photo)

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Passenger directions

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Haneda airport begins using four colors on Dec. 13, 2013, to smoothly lead passengers to boarding gates.

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Demonstration in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Antigovernment demonstrators continue to occupy Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Indonesian president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (3rd from front in L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meet in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013. Yudhoyono was in Tokyo for a summit between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Taiwan president

TAINAN, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks at a military base in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Survivors of the Nanjing Massacre attend a ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2013, the 76th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city, to commemorate victims killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army.

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Philippine president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are pictured before holding talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - A ceremony is held at the Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2013, the 76th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city, to commemorate victims who were killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army.

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Indonesian president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013. Yudhoyono was in Tokyo for a summit between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Police officers carry flower wreaths during a ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2013, the 76th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city, to commemorate victims killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army.

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N. Korea executes leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced Dec. 13, 2013, that it had executed Jang, labeling him "a traitor." Jang was former vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission and had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure.

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Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Children attend a ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2013, the 76th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city, to commemorate victims killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army.

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Philippine president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold a press conference after their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Brunei's sultan in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attend a press conference after holding talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - A survivor (R) of the Nanjing Massacre is pictured during a ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2013, the 76th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city, to commemorate victims killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army.

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Brunei's sultan in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before holding talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Memorial ceremony in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Survivors of the Nanjing Massacre offer a moment of silence during a ceremony at the Nanjing Massacre memorial hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, on Dec. 13, 2013, the 76th anniversary of the Japanese occupation of the Chinese city, to commemorate victims killed by the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army.

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Brunei's sultan in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (L side, front) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R side, front) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Nanjing Massacre memorial service held in China

NANJING, China - A memorial ceremony is held for victims in the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese forces in front of the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, on Dec. 13, 2013.

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Model Chibana becomes WFP ambassador against hunger

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 13, 2013, shows Japanese model Kurara Chibana, who became the U.N. World Food Program's ambassador against hunger for Japan that month after having served as the organization's celebrity partner since 2007.

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Crowds line streets to see Mandela's casket

PRETORIA, South Africa - People wave to a car carrying the casket of Nelson Mandela in Pretoria on Dec. 11, 2013. The casket of Mandela, who died on Dec. 5, will be put on view to the public at the Union Buildings in the capital until Dec. 13.

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New Hanshin acquisition Oh

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - South Korean pitcher Oh Seung Hwan, a new acquisition by the Japanese baseball club Hanshin Tigers, is pictured upon his arrival Dec. 10, 2013, at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture. Oh, the all-time saves leader in South Korean pro baseball with 277, is to be introduced by Hanshin at a press conference on Dec. 13.

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New Hanshin acquisition Oh

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - South Korean pitcher Oh Seung Hwan, a new acquisition by the Japanese baseball club Hanshin Tigers, is pictured upon his arrival Dec. 10, 2013, at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture. Oh, the all-time saves leader in South Korean pro baseball with 277, is to be introduced by Hanshin at a press conference on Dec. 13.

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Brewer Asahi posts record net profit for 12th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Izumiya, president of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013. Asahi said the brewer's consolidated net profit for the business year through Dec. 31 rose 3.8 percent from the year before to 57.18 billion yen, marking an all-time high for the 12th straight year.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows an aerial view of Futaba (top), a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2013, and an intermediate storage facility for decontamination waste from the nuclear crisis (bottom) built in the same area, pictured from the helicopter on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.