China's westernmost airport opens in Xinjiang

STORY: China's westernmost airport opens in Xinjiang DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of the flight CZ5193 arriving at the airport 3. various of the airport 4. various of the county 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYIM KHADIR, Check-in officer at Taxkorgan Airport 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZAPAR ATAWULLA, Head of the county government STORYLINE: A passenger aircraft on Friday morning arrived in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking the inauguration of the region's first high plateau airport. Departing from the regional capital Urumqi at 8:57 a.m., the flight CZ5193, operated by China Southern Airlines, landed at the Taxkorgan Airport at 10:59 a.m. The airport, located at 3,258 meters above sea level, is China's westernmost transportation airport. Equipped with a 3,800-meter runway, the airport is designed to handle an annual throughput of 160,000 passengers

Palestinians hold mass protests against Biden's visit

STORY: Palestinians hold mass protests against Biden's visit DATELINE: July 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the protest 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHADIR HABIB, Senior leader of the Islamic Jihad Movement 3. SOUNDBITE (English): ARAFAT ABU RAS, Ramallah-based protester 4. SOUNDBITE (English): MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative STORYLINE: Thousands of Palestinians on Thursday staged demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip against U.S. President Joe Biden's first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, slamming his biased stance on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. In the coastal enclave of the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), hundreds of Palestinians waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans at the square of the Unknown Soldier in western Gaza City to condemn Biden's visit which started on Wednesday. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): KHADIR HABIB, Senior leader of the Islamic J