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China launches direct passenger flight to Mexico

STORY: China launches direct passenger flight to Mexico SHOOTING TIME: May 11, 2024 DATELINE: May 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the first direct flight departing 2. various of passengers at the airport 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN JINTAO, President of China Southern Airlines Shenzhen branch 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JESUS SEADE, Mexican Ambassador to China STORYLINE: China launched the first direct passenger air route to Mexico on Saturday. Operated by China Southern Airlines, the flight links Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province with Mexico City, the capital of Mexico. The first flight on the route took off from Shenzhen at 9 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Saturday, and the flight time will be approximately 16 hours. The biweekly flight is currently also the only direct passenger route from China to Latin America. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUAN JINTAO, President of China Southern Airlines Shenzhen branch "The new direct flight will g

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People's Republic of China President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Total CEO Thierry Desmarest (L) in Paris, France on January 28, 2004. Photo by Lucas Schifres/ABACA.

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI KEQIANG-CREMATION (CN)

(231102) -- BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping shakes hands with a family member of Comrade Li Keqiang in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 2, 2023. The remains of Comrade Li Keqiang were cremated at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing on Thursday. Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Han Zheng, among others, paid their final respects at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. Hu Jintao sent a wreath to express his condolences over Li's passing. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-TORRENTIAL RAINS-RESCUE(CN)

(230706) -- CHONGQING, July 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer distributes food at a temporary settlement in Changtan junior school of Wanzhou District, Chongqing Municipality, southwest China, July 6, 2023. China is making ongoing efforts to battle extreme weather, as rain-triggered floods wreak havoc in southern and central parts of the country. Since Monday, heavy rainfalls have lashed Chongqing, triggering floods and geological disasters across the municipality. Notably, Changtan Township has reported record-high precipitation during the latest round of downpours. China earmarked 320 million yuan on Wednesday from its central natural-disaster relief funds to support flood and geological disaster relief work in regions including Chongqing and Sichuan. (Xinhua/Wang Jintao)

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1st flight with Chinese evacuees from Sudan arrives in Beijing

STORY: 1st flight with Chinese evacuees from Sudan arrives in Beijing DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the evacuation 2. STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIA JINTAO, Evacuee 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YIN LIJUN, Charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy to Saudi Arabia 5. various of the evacuation STORYLINE: The first charter flight carrying Chinese nationals evacuated from Sudan arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday morning. April 28, 2023 STANDUP (English): WANG HAIZHOU, Xinhua correspondent "I am here at the SAUDIA private aviation terminal of Jeddah Airport, Saudi Arabia. The Chinese people who evacuated from Sudan will take the Air China charter flight CA090, which will take off from Jeddah on the afternoon of April 28. This flight will bring more than 300 passengers back to China." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIA JINTAO, Evacuee

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U.S. Treasure Secretary Paulson meets with Chinese President Hu

BEIJING, China - Visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 1. (Pool photo)

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Military modernization, development key task: China's president

BEIJING, China - China's President Hu Jintao (L) and former President Jiang Zemin attend a rally marking the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Liberation Army at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 1.

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Military modernization, development key task: China's president

BEIJING, China - China's President Hu Jintao delivers a speech at a rally marking the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the People's Liberation Army at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 1.

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China removes ex-president's top aide from senior post

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ling Jihua, a Chinese politician. Ling, one-time top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, has been sacked as head of the United Front Work Department, a senior Communist Party post, state-run media said Dec. 31, 2014.

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Ex-China senior leader Zhou's photo gone at museum

BEIJING, China - Former senior Chinese Communist Party leader Zhou Yongkang is conspicuously absent in the October 2007 group photo of then Chinese President Hu Jintao's leadership, posted at Beijing's National Museum of China, as seen in a picture taken on Dec. 2, 2014, due to recent graft charges against Zhou.

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Ex-China bigwig Zhou's photo erased at state museum

BEIJING, China - Former senior Chinese Communist Party leader Zhou Yongkang (far L in the bottom group photo of October 2007 under then Chinese President Hu Jintao's administration) is erased in the same photo above posted at Beijing's National Museum of China in a picture taken on Dec. 2, 2014, due to a crackdown on Zhou for graft charges.

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Chinese Embassy in N. Korea keeps Jang Song Thaek photo on web

SEOUL, South Korea - A photograph on the website of the Chinese Embassy in North Korea shows Jang Song Thaek (bottom L), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's executed uncle, in a meeting with then Chinese President Hu Jintao (bottom R) during his 2012 visit to China. Jang was executed in December 2013 after being denounced as a traitor.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (C) stands up at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The National People's Congress elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao (L) and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang (R).

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, front row) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (C, front row) stands up after being elected president of China. China's parliament elected Xi as president, replacing Hu Jintao (L, front row), and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, front row) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi Jinping (R) exchanges small talk with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Xi as president later in the day, replacing Hu, and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping attends the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) applaud in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Xi as president later in the day, replacing Hu, and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) attend the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attend the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping attends the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (front) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attend the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (front) votes during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Vice Premier Li Keqiang (back).

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping votes during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Vice Premier Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang votes during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Communist Party chief Xi Jinping as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (front) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang head to vote during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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China parliament

BEIJING, China - (from L in front) Chinese President Hu Jintao, Vice President Xi Jinping, Communist Party head, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Li Keqiang leave after a plenum of an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, which began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2013.

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China parliament

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R), Communist Party head, after speaking during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, which began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2013. At left is Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - (Front, from L to R) Chinese President Hu Jintao, Vice President Xi Jinping, Communist Party head, and Premier Wen Jiabao, and (behind) Vice Premier Li Keqiang take part in an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, which began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2013.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - (Front, from L to R) Chinese President Hu Jintao, Vice President Xi Jinping, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Li Keqiang sing the national anthem during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, which began at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2013.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Vice President Xi Jinping (R), Communist Party head, take part in an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, which begins at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2013. Behind them is Premier Wen Jiabao.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Vice President Xi Jinping, Communist Party head, take part in an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, which begins at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2013.

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Meeting of China's top political advisory body

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Vice President Xi Jinping clap at the annual meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, which opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3, 2013. Walking behind them is Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang.

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Meeting of China's top political advisory body

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) and Vice President Xi Jinping sing the national anthem as the annual meeting of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, commences in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3, 2013.

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New leadership of China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping waves at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012, after he replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China as a new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee.

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New leadership of China

BEIJING, China - Combined photos show seven members of the new Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, who appeared in a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012. Shown are (C) Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, (L, from top to bottom) Zhang Dejiang, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Gaoli, (R, from top to bottom) Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the party after the new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee.

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New leadership of China

BEIJING, China - Seven members of the new Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China line up on the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012. Shown (from L to R) are Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Dejiang, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng and Wang Qishan. Chinese Vice President Xi replaced President Hu Jintao as head of the party after the new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee.

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New leadership of China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) and Vice Premier Li Keqiang, are pictured at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China. Seven members, including Xi and Li, of the new Politburo Standing Committee of the party were elected by the party's Central Committee.

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Xi replaces Hu as China Communist chief

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) and Vice Premier Li Keqiang wave at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012, following the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China after a new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee.

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Xi replaces Hu as China Communist chief

BEIJING, China - A monitor in Beijing displays the news that Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping has replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China after a new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee on Nov. 15.

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Xi replaces Hu as China Communist chief

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping waves at a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012, following the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China after a new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee.

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Xi replaces Hu as China Communist chief

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) and other members of the new Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China line up on the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2012, following the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the party after a new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee.

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Xi replaces Hu as China Communist chief

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (front) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang leave after the final session of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 14, 2012. Xi replaced Chinese President Hu Jintao as head of the Communist Party of China after a new leadership was elected by the party's Central Committee on Nov. 15.