China's anti-desertification practice amazes international students

STORY: China's anti-desertification practice amazes international students SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: LINGWU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of international students visiting the Baijitan national nature reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student, Ningxia Medical University STORYLINE: A group of 25 students from over 10 countries visited the Baijitan national nature reserve in northwest China's Ningxia on Friday, marveling at China's efforts in combating desertification. Ningxia is surrounded by desert on three sides. Baijitan, edged by Maowusu, one of China's major deserts, is one of the hardest-hit place, highly vulnerable to sandstorm catastrophes. Over the past 70 years, with the unremitting efforts by local people and volunteers, 680,000 mu (45,333 hectares) of trees have been planted, raising the local forest coverage rate to 41 percent. The afforestation has curbed the expansion of the desert.

From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall"

STORY: From surviving to thriving amidst sands, Chinese city fortifies "green Great Wall" SHOOTING TIME: June 15, 2024/ File DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shapotou scenic spot 2. various of Zhongwei City 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIMING, Senior engineer, state-owned forestry farm in Zhongwei 4. various of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU BING, National Forestry and Grassland Administration 6. various of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student in Ningxia STORYLINE: Shapotou scenic spot Zhongwei City, NW China's Ningxia Marching along the southern edge of the Tengger Desert in northwest China, the group of students may find it hard to imagine how the desert presented a life-or-death crisis only decades ago. Such transformation has been achieved through China's recipe for sand control -- straw checkerboards

Int'l students hail China for giving high priority to development of education

STORY: Int'l students hail China for giving high priority to development of education DATELINE: Nov. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ningxia Medical University 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RUEANG NGAM NAMRIN, Thai student 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVIES MUNASHE, Zimbabwean student 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NAWAZ SHAH, Pakistani student STORYLINE: International students from Ningxia Medical University have hailed China for giving high priority to the development of education, which is mentioned in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICHARD DJURIST NGENZI, Tanzanian student "I come from Tanzania. It's good that the 20th CPC National Congress realized the continual importance and gave high priority to the development of education through meeting people's expectations by building a high-quality education syst