Only people can tell whether their political system is good: Lebanese scholar

STORY: Only people can decide whether their political system is good: Lebanese scholar DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's development achievements 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ADHAM SAYED, Assistant professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University STORYLINE: A Lebanese scholar voiced that only the people of a country can tell us whether a political system is good or not. Adham Sayed, assistant professor at Zhejiang Gongshang University in China, made the remarks in a recent interview with Xinhua. SOUNDBITE (English): ADHAM SAYED, Assistant professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University "Who can tell us if this political system is good or not? It's not media, not foreign media, only people, the people of the country. This is the only way to know if this political system is good or not. And the Chinese people they say very clearly that they believe and they trust this political system. Chinese democracy or Chinese political system, they put the inter

U.S. failed COVID-19 response reflects systematic flaws: scholars

STORY: U.S. failed COVID-19 response reflects systematic flaws: scholars DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADHAM SAYED, Assistant professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEX OWITI, Professor formerly working at Aga Khan University, Kenya STORYLINE: Scholars and experts from different countries have voiced their disapproval of the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic, pointing to systematic flaws deeply rooted in the country. Adham Sayed, an assistant professor in China, has said that the American political system only works for the top 1% of its people. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADHAM SAYED, Assistant professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China "So for me, the most important thing in any political system is for whom this political system is working. In the USA, society is divided into the top 1% of the people, the richest people, and the other 99% of the people. So t

China's whole-process people's democracy works for Chinese: foreign scholars

STORY: China's whole-process people's democracy works for Chinese: foreign scholars DATELINE: March 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): LIANG WANSHAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADHAM SAYED, Assistant professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AUGUSTO SOTO, Professor, ESADE Business School in Barcelona 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALI SHAH, Head of Research, NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS), National University of Sciences & Technology in Pakistan STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): LIANG WANSHAN, Xinhua correspondent "An international forum themed 'Democracy: the Shared Human Values' has been held in Beijing. China's whole-process people's democracy is one of the topics most touched upon by experts attending this event. We have spoken with some of them to get their thoughts on Chinese democracy." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADHAM SAYED, Assistant professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University "The most important and