China achieves great success, on path to brighter future: experts

STORY: China achieves great success, on path to brighter future: experts DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Romanian): LIZICA MIHUT, Chairperson, Romania-China Friendship and Cooperation Forum 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Senior economics lecturer, Riara University, Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic, Istanbul-based Marmara University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): SERGEI LUKONIN, Head, Department of Chinese Politics and Economics, Russian Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: China, having completed its building of a moderately prosperous society, is taking confident strides on a new journey to a modern socialist country in all respects. Experts from various countries hail China's remarkable achievements in the past decade, saying it's the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) that has led to the country's great success. SOUNDBITE 1 (Romanian): LIZICA

CPC's strong leadership behind China's achievements: experts

STORY: CPC's strong leadership behind China's achievements: experts DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:26 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AKKAN SUVER, Marmara Group Strategic and Social Research 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Senior economics lecturer, Riara University, Kenya 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman, Observer Research Foundation, India 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ABHISIT VEJJAJIVA, Former Thai prime minister 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ESSAM SHARAF, Former Egyptian prime minister 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): BHOKIN BHALAKULA, Former president of Thai National Assembly 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): DYLAN AUSTIN WALKER, American expert in China 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ROBERT LAWRENCE KUHN, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister 11. SOUNDBITE 10 (English): KHAIRY TOURK, Professor, Illinois Institut

Africa's debt largely owed to private financial groups, Eurobonds, and oil creditors: scholar

STORY: Africa's debt largely owed to private financial groups, Eurobonds, and oil creditors: scholar DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:46 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: SOUNDBITE (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Senior economics lecturer, Riara University, Kenya STORYLINE: Beatrice Matiri-Maisori, a senior economics lecturer at Kenya's Riara University, said the figures and percentages revealed by recent studies clearly indicate that Africa's external debt is largely owed to private financial groups, Eurobonds, and oil creditors, not to China. She added that, with loans from China, an interconnected Africa is being built. SOUNDBITE (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Senior economics lecturer, Riara University, Kenya "A greater percentage of Africa's external debt is really by private financial groups and Eurobonds, and the oil creditors. There are always conversations around (saying that) China is having a lot more to do with the debt and the 'debt diplomacy' from China, but really

Private Western lenders to blame for African debt burden, urged to do more on relief

STORY: Private Western lenders to blame for African debt burden, urged to do more on relief DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 0:03:56 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of Nigeria-based Center for China Studies 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Economics Senior Lecturer at Riara University based in Kenya 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): COSTANTINOS BT. COSTANTINOS, Professor of public policy at Addis Ababa University 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Economics Senior Lecturer at Riara University based in Kenya 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of Nigeria-based Center for China Studies 6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): UHURU KENYATTA, Kenyan President 7. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director of Nigeria-based Center for China Studies 8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): PETER KAGWANJA, CEO of Africa Policy Institute based in Kenya STORYLINE: According to a report released by UK-based charity Debt Ju

U.S. is too hypocritical to criticize other countries: experts

STORY: U.S. is too hypocritical to criticize other countries: experts DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Economics Senior Lecturer, Riara University, Kenya STORYLINE: The so-called "America COMPETES Act of 2022," passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, contains negative content related to China. Experts say that the U.S. is too hypocritical to criticize other countries and should develop its strategic advantage without having to denigrate others. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies "That's the hypocrisy of the United States. They're too hypocritical to even criticize other countries about human rights records, about democracy, about racial discrimination and human rights violation of other countries. But if you look at

Kenyan businesspeople speak highly of China's economic prospects

STORY: Kenyan businesspeople speak highly of China's economic prospects DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Economics senior lecturer, Riara University, Kenya 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BIBI MJOMBA, Kenyan economist 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenyan scholar STORYLINE: Businesspeople in Kenya have spoken highly of China's economic prospects, as China has taken effective measures to contain a new round of COVID-19 resurgence. According to many of the traders, China, as the world's second largest economy, means a lot to them in terms of supplies of consumer and industrial goods at affordable prices, not only in Kenya but for the continent as well. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BEATRICE MATIRI-MAISORI, Economics senior lecturer, Riara University, Kenya "In terms of really talking about China's resilience, there are multiple ways to look at, and I think one of the major ways to think about resil

U.S. Competes Act locks out U.S. consumers from good deals: Kenyan expert

STORY: U.S. Competes Act locks out U.S. consumers from good deals: Kenyan expert DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): Beatrice Matiri-Maisori, Senior economics lecturer at Kenya's Riara University STORYLINE: A so-called "America COMPETES Act of 2022" was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year. Observers say this act is steeped in Cold-War mentality and zero-sum game mindset, which could lock out U.S. consumers from good deals. SOUNDBITE (English): Beatrice Matiri-Maisori, Senior economics lecturer at Kenya's Riara University "I think the U.S. Act is really geared to closing out the U.S. firms, value chains engagement with the rest of the nationalities. Because I don't think you can sell everything that you produce to yourself, you have to sell to the rest of the world. When I look at U.S. and the values that they have already talked about, the market economy, the free market economy, it gets a little confusing