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Tunisian journalist's impressions of China

STORY: Tunisian journalist's impressions of China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tunisian journalist and views in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist STORYLINE: A Tunisian journalist, who has visited China several times, described it as "a developed, beautiful, and highly civilized country." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist "I had two very important feelings when I visited China for the first time. The first one was that I was very shocked. As some media describe it, China is an advanced, very beautiful, and highly civilized country. I am very concerned about environmental issues. I visited China for the first time in 2012. Frankly speaking, sometimes I saw serious air pollution problem at that time. I have actually been paying attention to the relevant policies and actions of the Chinese government in the past ten years. When I visited China four years

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CHINA-GUANGXI-NAPO COUNTY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230803) -- NAPO COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Nov. 4, 2008 by Xinhua photographer Zhang Ailin shows a view of Shuinongtun (above) and photo taken on July 30, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Zhou Hua shows new houses of villagers from Shuinongtun, in Napo County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi started at the end of 2008 an infrastructure project in its border area to improve the life of local people. During the five years between 2008 and 2012, Guangxi had conducted 8,801 projects in the Napo border area, covering various aspects of people's daily life including transportation, education, water supply, house renovation and so on, benefiting over 77,000 people from 59 villages in six townships. With continuous efforts of local government and people, living conditions in border area of Guangxi have been improved fundamentally. (Xinhua)

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at a hotel in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (behind emperor) are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and his wife Gursharan Kaur (2nd from L) and others upon their arrival in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front L) and Empress Michiko (next to emperor) are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) and his wife Gursharan Kaur (2nd from R) upon their arrival in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to the country at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L front) and Empress Michiko (behind emperor) are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (shaking hands with emperor) and his wife Gursharan Kaur (R front) upon their arrival in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) are greeted by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) and his wife Gursharan Kaur upon their arrival in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to the country at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Imperial couple's visit to India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko chat on a government airplane heading for India on Nov. 30, 2013. The imperial couple arrived in New Delhi the same day for a weeklong visit to the country at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Emperor, empress arrive in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive in New Delhi on Nov. 30, 2013, the first day of a weeklong visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Eagles ace Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds the certificates in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013, that Guinness World Records issued recognizing his record-breaking season. The 25-year-old Tanaka went 24-0 this season and, coupled with his 28-game winning streak that began on Aug. 26, 2012 plus two wins in the postseason, had a 30-game winning streak.

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Unrest in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Photo dated Nov. 30, 2012, shows children using two-wheeled "chukudu" to carry water in Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In the background is a fighter of the M23 rebel movement. M23 rebels occupied Goma in November 2012 until their withdrawal in early December. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

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Unrest in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Photo dated Nov. 30, 2012, shows a market in Sake, near Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

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War photographer on a mission to report Africa

TOKYO, Japan - War photographer Ryo Kameyama poses with one of his photos on Nov. 30, 2012, during an exhibition in Tokyo. In September 2012, he published a photo book titled ''Afrika War Journal,'' capturing images of conflicts in Africa.

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Veteran alpinist Miura set to climb Mt. Everest at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran alpinist Yuichiro Miura trains in a low-oxygen room at Miura Dolphins Co.'s office in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 30, 2012.

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Veteran alpinist Miura set to climb Mt. Everest at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran alpinist Yuichiro Miura talks about his plan to scale the peak of Mt. Everest at the age of 80 at Miura Dolphins Co.'s office in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 30, 2012.

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Rebels in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - A woman and her grandchildren are pictured at a refugee camp near Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Nov. 30, 2012. Many refugees fled to camps after the M23 rebel movement took over Goma. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

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Rebels in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Soldiers of the M23 rebel movement hold weapons aboard a vehicle in Sake near Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Nov. 30, 2012. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

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Osaka temple lit up

OSAKA, Japan - The Kondo (Golden Hall) of Kanshinji temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, is lit up on Nov. 30, 2012.

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Rebels in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Soldiers of the M23 rebel movement withdraw from the front in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Nov. 30, 2012. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

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Rebels in D.R. Congo

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Col. Sultani Makenga, commander of the M23 rebel movement, is pictured near Sake in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Nov. 30, 2012. (Photo by Takeshi Kuno)

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's major political parties join hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. From L are Shozaburo Jimi of the People's New Party, Mizuho Fukushima of the Social Democratic Party, Kazuo Shii of the Japanese Communist Party, Natsuo Yamaguchi of the New Komeito party, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukiko Kada of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), Shintaro Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party, Yoshimi Watanabe of Your Party, Muneo Suzuki of the New Party Daichi and Yoichi Masuzoe of the New Renaissance Party.

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World Bank president in China

BEIJING, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China, on Nov. 30, 2012.

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S. Korean pitcher Park announces retirement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean baseball pitcher Park Chan Ho holds a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 30, 2012, in which he announced his retirement.

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China envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua talks in Tokyo to Kyodo News and its member news organizations on Nov. 30, 2012.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of some of Japan's major political parties join hands before a debate at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. From L are Natsuo Yamaguchi of the New Komeito party, Shinzo Abe of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda of the Democratic Party of Japan, Yukiko Kada of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), Shintaro Ishihara of the Japan Restoration Party and Yoshimi Watanabe of Your Party.

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S. Korean pitcher Park announces retirement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean baseball pitcher Park Chan Ho holds a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 30, 2012, in which he announced his retirement.

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S. Korean pitcher Park announces retirement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean baseball pitcher Park Chan Ho holds a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 30, 2012, in which he announced his retirement.

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Multilateral talks on sanctions against Syria

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People International Working Group on Sanctions is held among countries in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, to discuss the effectiveness of measures taken against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stop attacks on civilians in Syria.

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Multilateral talks on sanctions against Syria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (back R) speaks at a meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People International Working Group on Sanctions in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, which was held among countries to discuss the effectiveness of measures taken against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stop attacks on civilians in Syria.

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Multilateral talks on sanctions against Syria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (back R) speaks at a meeting of the Friends of the Syrian People International Working Group on Sanctions in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012, which was held among countries to discuss the effectiveness of measures taken against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stop attacks on civilians in Syria.

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KDDI, Softbank release iPad mini cellular model

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Softbank Mobile Corp.'s unveiling event for the iPad mini in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012. Softbank and KDDI Corp. the same day began selling Apple Inc.'s iPad mini with cellular connectivity compatible with high-speed data communication using the LTE network service.

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KDDI, Softbank release iPad mini cellular model

TOKYO, Japan - TV-personality Satomi Shigemori holds the iPad mini at KDDI Corp.'s unveiling event for tablet devices in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. the same day began selling Apple Inc.'s iPad mini with cellular connectivity compatible with high-speed data communication using the LTE network service.

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KDDI, Softbank release iPad mini cellular model

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2012, shows the iPad mini with cellular connectivity compatible with high-speed data communication using the LTE network service at the venue of KDDI Corp.'s unveiling event in Tokyo. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. the same day began selling the Apple Inc. tablet device.

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KDDI, Softbank release iPad mini cellular model

TOKYO, Japan - TV-personality Satomi Shigemori (R) holds the iPad mini, while KDDI Corp. President Takashi Tanaka holds the new iPad 4 at KDDI's unveiling event for the tablet devices in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2012. KDDI and Softbank Mobile Corp. the same day began selling Apple Inc.'s iPad mini with cellular connectivity compatible with high-speed data communication using the LTE network service.

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Prince Akishino turns 47

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prince Akishino (L), second son of Emperor Akihito, holds a press conference with his wife Princess Kiko on Nov. 22, 2012, at their residence in Tokyo ahead of his 47th birthday on Nov. 30. (Pool Photo)

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Rally against Thai gov't

BANGKOK, Thailand - People take to the streets in central Bangkok on Nov. 24, 2012, in a rally against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. More than 30 people were injured when protesters clashed with security forces.

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Rally against Thai gov't

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters join forces to remove a barricade during a rally against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in central Bangkok on Nov. 24, 2012. More than 30 people were injured when protesters clashed with security forces.

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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Six rookies at the Japan Coast Guard's special search and rescue unit receive the coveted orange berets that only its roughly 30 members are allowed to wear at the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2012.

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Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Six rookies at the Japan Coast Guard's special search and rescue unit wear on their left shoulders the coveted orange berets that only the unit's roughly 30 members are allowed to wear at the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2012.

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team.

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Fukushima Univ. to waive tuition for disaster-hit students

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima University President Osamu Nittono (L), at a press conference in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 30, 2011, said the university will waive tuition and enrollment fees for students severely affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster, from the next academic year starting in April 2012.

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Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

File photo taken in March 2012 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki (center L) and his wife Nunoe Mura (center R) throwing rice cakes during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the Mizuki Shigeru Kinenkan museum in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. Mizuki died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher. (Kyodo)

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima Univ. to waive tuition for disaster-hit students

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima University President Osamu Nittono (L), at a press conference in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 30, 2011, said the university will waive tuition and enrollment fees for students severely affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster, from the next academic year starting in April 2012. (Kyodo)

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Czech annual motorway vignette 2012

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech annual motorway vignette for 2012, Czech Republic, pictured on Nov. 30, 2011. (CTK Photo/Martin Sterba)