(FOCUS)U.S.-HENRY KISSINGER-PASSING AWAY

(FOCUS)U.S.-HENRY KISSINGER-PASSING AWAY

(231130) -- BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on April 30, 2009 shows former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaking at the 18th annual meeting of Committee of 100 in Washington D.C., the United States. Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at home in Connecticut at the age of 100. Kissinger had made it his lifelong pursuit to promote the development of China-U.S. relations and enhance the friendship between the two peoples. (Xinhua/Jiang Guopeng)

China mobilizes resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods

STORY: China mobilizes resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of drought areas in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU GUOPENG, Head of Zhouxi Township 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XU CHENCHEN, Party official, Shangtang Township 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI YUEBIN, Electric pumping station 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese):LIANG JINGCAI, Villager, Liming Village STORYLINE: China has mobilized resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods as scorching heatwaves sweep through vast parts of the country. Since the beginning of July, the south, central and southwest regions of China have experienced droughts as a result of low precipitation and high temperatures. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, the drought has affected millions of people in nine provincial-level regions. In Jiangxi, about 1.38 million officials and locals are fighting the dro