Xi-Biden meeting important for world: observers

STORY: Xi-Biden meeting important for world: observers DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden 2. aerial view of Indonesia's resort island of Bali 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEHMOOD UL HASSAN KHAN, Director of Islamabad-based Center of South Asia and International Studies 5. various of the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping at the airport 6. various of the venue of the G20 summit 7. various of national flags 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 10. various of cityscape 11. various of infrastructure and ports STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, met o

Kenyan lecturer praises China's tremendous economic growth

STORY: Kenyan lecturer praises China's tremendous economic growth DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city scenes in China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi STORYLINE: A Kenyan lecturer has said that China's "tremendous economic growth" over the last decades has put the country "in a very well-poised position to influence global economies." SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi "Since 2009, I think China has been the largest exporter (of goods) globally. And of course, since 2013, China has emerged as the largest trading country in the world. The fact that they've built an economy that is anchored on a massive workforce of 800 million plus people, basically tells you that the consequence is likely to be tremendous economic growth. This has essentially enabled China not only to be a big economic play

U.S. takes advantage of global food, energy crisis: scholar

STORY: U.S. takes advantage of global food, energy crisis: scholar DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobivarious of a petrol stationvarious of grains STORYLINE: A Nairobi-based scholar has said the global food and energy crisis benefits the U.S., which seeks to maintain hegemony. SOUNDBITE (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi "I think to a large extent, I would say that the U.S. is certainly benefiting from the oil crisis that we have today. There's shortage. There are just people who are manipulating, taking advantage of the situation, when the price is high. If the world is trading in the dollar, then it means that any sanction on Russia benefits the U.S. and benefits the agricultural production. The balance of trade, you know, essentially is skewed to

Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Immigration tragedies

STORY: Unveiling U.S. human rights failure: Immigration tragedies DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA MEJIA, Immigrant from El Salvador at McAllen Shelter, Texas 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): SARA JIMENEZ, Mexican truck driver in Texas 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications Lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 4. STANDUP 1 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications Lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): MARIA MEJIA, Immigrant from El Salvador at McAllen Shelter, Texas 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Spanish): SARA JIMENEZ, Mexican truck driver in Texas 8. STANDUP 2 (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent 9. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): MIR MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Former Investment Banker at Wall Street 10. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): HESBON HANSEN OWILLA, Media and Communications Lecturer, Aga Khan University, Nairobi 11. SOUNDBITE 9