Chinese envoy hails "unbreakable" ties with Zambia

STORY: Chinese envoy hails "unbreakable" ties with Zambia SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the groundbreaking ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LIU GUOYU, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese embassy in Zambia 3. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy on Monday commended the "unbreakable" cooperation the country has enjoyed with Zambia over the years and expressed optimism that the relationship will continue to blossom. Liu Guoyu, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, made such remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the road upgrade accessing the China-aided Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, the Zambian capital. SOUNDBITE (English): LIU GUOYU, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese embassy in Zambia "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe our friendship stood the test of time and has been indestructible. I believe our friend

2024 Taklimakan Rally kicks off in Kashgar, Xinjiang

STORY: 2024 Taklimakan Rally kicks off in Kashgar, Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 2024 Taklimakan Rally STORYLINE: The 2024 Taklimakan Rally kicked off on Monday in Kashgar, China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This year's rally spans over 4,300 kilometers, featuring 10 special stages that pass through regions such as Kashgar, Hotan, and Aksu. More than half of the rally consists of desert stages. During the summer, the scorching temperatures of the Taklimakan Desert will test the limits of both racers and vehicles. In the auto category, 90 cars are competing. Notable among them is Han Wei, who returns after a mechanical failure prematurely ended his title bid last year. He will face off against defending overall champion Zi Yungang, Zhang Guoyu, and Liu Yangui. In the motorcycle category, 26-year-old French rider Neels Theric, who finished fourth in his debut at

CHINA-SHANXI-OLD BUILDINGS (CN)

CHINA-SHANXI-OLD BUILDINGS (CN)

(231214) -- TAIYUAN, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a view of Guoyu ancient fortress in Yangcheng County, north China's Shanxi Province. In recent years, Shanxi Province has strengthened the protection of traditional villages, making more and more traditional villages and old castles showing new vitality. (Xinhua/Zhan Yan)

(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(230627) -- TIANJIN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Guoyu, dean of Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law of Beijing Institute of Technology, speaks during a session themed "Space Exploration for Everyone" at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)

(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(SUMMER DAVOS)CHINA-TIANJIN-SUMMER DAVOS-SESSION (CN)

(230627) -- TIANJIN, June 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Guoyu, dean of Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law of Beijing Institute of Technology, speaks during a session themed "Space Exploration for Everyone" at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in north China's Tianjin Municipality, June 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)

Chinese medical team donates medical supplies to Zambia's public hospital

STORY: Chinese medical team donates medical supplies to Zambia's public hospital DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: MEDICINE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese medical team in Zambia 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIU GUOYU, Economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHARLES MUTEMBA, Senior medical superintendent at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) STORYLINE: The Chinese medical aid team in Zambia on Tuesday donated medical equipment and other supplies to the country's biggest public hospital, to help improve healthcare delivery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIU GUOYU, Economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia "We are willing to share China's medical experience and work with Zambian doctors to promote and improve Zambia's medical technology. We have always adhered to the principle of 'doctors with benevolence' and hope to contribute to the hygiene and health of the Zambian people." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHARLE

ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-DONATION

ZAMBIA-LUSAKA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-DONATION

(230309) -- LUSAKA, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Charles Mutemba (L), senior medical superintendent at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), and Liu Guoyu, economic and commercial counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, sign the handover certificate of medical equipment and other supplies donated to the UTH by the 23rd Chinese medical team in Lusaka, Zambia, March 7, 2023. The 23rd Chinese medical team in Zambia on Tuesday donated medical equipment and other supplies to the UTH, the biggest public hospital in the country, to help improve healthcare delivery. TO GO WITH "Chinese medical team donates medical supplies to Zambia's public hospital" (Xinhua/Peng Lijun)

Huawei launches 7th ICT training program in Zambia

STORY: Huawei launches 7th ICT training program in Zambia DATELINE: June 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of video clip about the program 2. various of the students 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIU GUOYU, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia 4. shots of video clip about the program 5. shot of the minister of education 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DOUGLAS SIAKALIMA, Zambia's Minister of Education 7. group photo shot STORYLINE: Chinese technological giant Huawei Technologies Zambia on Monday launched 7th Information Communication Technology (ICT) program to train Zambian students. The 7th Seeds for the Future Student Training Program seeks to support Zambia's young ICT talents from various learning institutions. Liu Guoyu, the Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, commended Huawei and the Zambian government for the program. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LIU GUOYU, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the C

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUAWU-PUPIL-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUAWU-PUPIL-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220601) -- GUIZHOU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yameng (R) goes to school with her schoolmate Yang Guoyu in Huawu Village of Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 1, 2022. Yang Yameng is a pupil living in Huawu Village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Her hometown was once an extremely impoverished village. In recent years, with a package of supporting policies, poverty has been eliminated in the village through boosting crop and animal husbandry industries as well as promoting tourism, and villagers already have got access to roads, water supply, electricity connections and internet. Yang Yameng's families have ridden the wave of agritourism and started a homestay business. Just like Yang's family, migrant workers who once left for a better life have gradually chosen to return to Huawu, engaging themselves in cooperatives or homestay businesses. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUAWU-PUPIL-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-HUAWU-PUPIL-RURAL VITALIZATION (CN)

(220601) -- GUIZHOU, June 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yameng (2nd R) dances with her schoolmate Yang Guoyu at a primary school in Huawu Village of Xinren Miao Township, Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 1, 2022. Yang Yameng is a pupil living in Huawu Village in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Her hometown was once an extremely impoverished village. In recent years, with a package of supporting policies, poverty has been eliminated in the village through boosting crop and animal husbandry industries as well as promoting tourism, and villagers already have got access to roads, water supply, electricity connections and internet. Yang Yameng's families have ridden the wave of agritourism and started a homestay business. Just like Yang's family, migrant workers who once left for a better life have gradually chosen to return to Huawu, engaging themselves in cooperatives or homestay businesses. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING2022) CHINA-HEBEI-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220203) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers Chen Jiandong (L) and Qiao Guoyu attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at Nihewan National Archaeological Park in Yangyuan County of Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Fan Shihui)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer An Guoyu stands next to an amphibious robot during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Winter Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(BEIJING 2022) CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY (CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer An Guoyu stands next to an amphibious robot during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Winter Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY(CN)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY(CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer An Guoyu attends the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Winter Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb.2, 2022. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY(CN)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY(CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearers An Guoyu (L) and He Xinming attend the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Winter Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb.2, 2022. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY(CN)

(BEIJING 2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY(CN)

(220202) -- BEIJING, Feb. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Torch bearer An Guoyu runs with the torch during the Beijing 2022 Olympic Torch Relay at the Winter Olympic Park in Beijing, capital of China, Feb.2, 2022. (Xinhua/Meng Chenguang)

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(220102) -- HAIL, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by DPPI shows Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team's driver Zhang Guoyu checking his BJ40 car for preparing the 44th Dakar Rally in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 31, 2021. The 44th edition of Dakar Rally 2022, the largest event in the world of motorsport, started on Saturday with a Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team competing in the arduous race in Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/DPPI)

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(220102) -- HAIL, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by DPPI shows Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team's drivers Zhang Guoyu (R)/Pan Hongyong presenting the Chinese national flag at the starting point of the 44th Dakar Rally in Hail, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 1, 2022. The 44th edition of Dakar Rally 2022, the largest event in the world of motorsport, started on Saturday with a Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team competing in the arduous race in Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/DPPI)

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(220102) -- HAIL, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by DPPI shows Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team's drivers Zhang Guoyu (R)/Pan Hongyong posing with their car ahead of the the 44th Dakar Rally in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 30, 2021. The 44th edition of Dakar Rally 2022, the largest event in the world of motorsport, started on Saturday with a Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team competing in the arduous race in Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/DPPI)

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(220102) -- HAIL, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by DPPI shows Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team's drivers Zhang Guoyu/Pan Hongyong racing in qualifying session of the 44th Dakar Rally in Hail, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 1, 2022. The 44th edition of Dakar Rally 2022, the largest event in the world of motorsport, started on Saturday with a Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team competing in the arduous race in Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/DPPI)

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(SP)SAUDI ARABIA-HAIL-44TH DAKAR RALLY-BAIC TEAM

(220102) -- HAIL, Jan. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo provided by DPPI shows Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team's drivers Zhang Guoyu/Pan Hongyong racing in qualifying session of the 44th Dakar Rally in Hail, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 1, 2022. The 44th edition of Dakar Rally 2022, the largest event in the world of motorsport, started on Saturday with a Chinese BAIC ORV BJ40 team competing in the arduous race in Saudi Arabia. (Xinhua/DPPI)