Unparalleled pairing assistance program changes people's life in Xinjiang

STORY: Unparalleled pairing assistance program changes people's life in Xinjiang DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2. various of Hotan People's Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AMANNISA ABDUGHNI, Alijan's sister 4. various of Hotan People's Hospital 5. various of Xinjiang 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AYSHAGUL KADIR, Mother of a boy diagnosed with congenital heart disease 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: China has been implementing pairing assistance programs in Xinjiang since 1997, channeling financial, technical and human resource support across various sectors from different regions of the country to Xinjiang. The assistance initiative has greatly improved the well-being of people of all ethnic groups. Alijan, a young boy from Keriya County, Hotan Prefecture, is one of the beneficiaries of the program. He was diagnosed with a serious eye disease this August and has successfully received an operatio

Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Megaproject powers clean energy shift in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of village in Taklimakan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 3. various of new settlement 4. various of residents using natural gas 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village 6. various of natural gas pipeline projects in Xinjiang 7. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: For centuries, people in Darya Boyi, a village located at the heart of the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have established their home along the banks of the Keriya River, sustaining generations by relying solely on poplar logs and red willow tree branches for cooking and heating. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SPIREMUHAN BAWUDONG, Resident of Darya Boyi Village "In the past, whenever I cooked, my tears came due to the choking smoke." In 2017, the first group of 396 pe

CHINA-XINJIANG-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

(221105) -- URUMQI, Nov. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 10, 2019 shows a view of the Keriya River National Wetland Park in the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, a series of measures have been taken to reinforce wetlands protection in the region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-WETLANDS-SCENERY (CN)

(221105) -- URUMQI, Nov. 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 19, 2019 shows a view of the Keriya River National Wetland Park in the Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In recent years, a series of measures have been taken to reinforce wetlands protection in the region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)