SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINESE BOOKS-DONATION

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINESE BOOKS-DONATION

(240613) -- DAMASCUS, June 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei (R) and Syria's Minister of Culture Lubanah Mshaweh (C) browse a collection of books donated by the Chinese Embassy to the Al-Assad National Library in Damascus, Syria, June 12, 2024. The Chinese Embassy in Syria on Wednesday donated a vast collection of Chinese books, translated into both English and Arabic, to the Al-Assad National Library, the largest public library in Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINESE BOOKS-DONATION

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINESE BOOKS-DONATION

(240613) -- DAMASCUS, June 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Syria Shi Hongwei (R) and Syria's Minister of Culture Lubanah Mshaweh (C) browse a collection of books donated by the Chinese Embassy to the Al-Assad National Library in Damascus, Syria, June 12, 2024. The Chinese Embassy in Syria on Wednesday donated a vast collection of Chinese books, translated into both English and Arabic, to the Al-Assad National Library, the largest public library in Syria. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)

Chinese embassy donates books to Syria's library

STORY: Chinese embassy donates books to Syria's library SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:27 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese and Syrian flags 2. various of the books 3. various of Syrian culture minister and Chinese ambassador to Syria opening the section 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHI HONGWEI, Chinese Ambassador to Syria 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): LUBANAH MSHAWEH, Syrian Culture Minister STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Syria on Wednesday donated a vast collection of Chinese books, translated into both English and Arabic, to the Al-Assad National Library, the largest public library in Syria. The donation event took place at the library in the capital Damascus in the presence of Chinese Ambassador to Syria, Shi Hongwei, and Syria's Minister of Culture, Lubanah Mshaweh, highlighting the growing cultural exchange between China and Syria. The donated books cover a wide range of subjects, including Chinese history, literature, and contemporar