A great island guardian | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: A great island guardian | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:55 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kaishan Island 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG SHIHUA, Wang Jicai's wife 3. various of the Kaishan Island 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG LIPING, a friend of Wang Jicai 5. various of the Kaishan Island 6. SOUDNBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN LIANGKUI, Sentry of the militia post on Kaishan Island STORYLINE: Wang Jicai started guarding on Kaishan Island in China's Jiangsu Province in 1986 with his wife, Wang Shihua. In the following 32 years, he guarded the island resolutely despite hardships until he died on duty. The story is shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Kaishan Island Guanyun County, Jiangsu Wang Jicai, former head of a militia post on Kaishan Island in east China's Jiangsu Province and his wife, Wang Shihua dedicated all their youth to the lonely strategic outpost in the Yellow Sea. Wang died of illness on duty in 2018. In August, 2