China has much to share about trade and investment: Philippine expert

STORY: China has much to share about trade and investment: Philippine expert SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Researcher at the Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Researcher at the Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation STORYLINE: A Philippine expert has said China has much success in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the resources in capability can bear on many developing member economies of APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Researcher at the Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation "We know that China has much success in achieving sustainable development goals, notably in the areas of poverty alleviation, enhancing food security, and health, financing development project, especiall

China-U.S. summit meeting a signal of hope: observers

STORY: China-U.S. summit meeting a signal of hope: observers SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Seoul/Jakarta/Manila/Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of San Francisco 2. various of Shanghai 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): JEON BYUNG-SEO, Head of the China Economic and Financial Research Institute, South Korea 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DINNA PRAPTO RAHARJA, Founder, Indonesian think-tank Synergy Policies 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Researcher, Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): KOH KING KEE, President of Center for New Inclusive Asia, Malaysia STORYLINE: The 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held from Nov. 15 to 17 in San Francisco, the United States. A China-U.S. summit meeting to be held on the sidelines of the APEC meetings is a highly watched event. Observers say that this summit is a signal of hope, as the stabilization of the two countries' relations can pro

Experts praise China's practices in poverty eradication

STORY: Experts praise China's practices in poverty eradication DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at the Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEFFREY SACHS, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Turkish Center of Asia Pacific Studies STORYLINE: Experts from different countries have said that China's approaches and practices in poverty eradication could provide experiences for many developing countries. China announced in 2021 that it had lifted the final 98.99 million impoverished rural residents living under the current poverty line out of poverty, and removed all 832 impoverished counties and 128,000 villages from the poverty list. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at the Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways

China's green development benefits the world: experts

STORY: China's green development benefits the world: experts DATELINE: Nov. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHERDCHAI CHAIVAIVID, Director-general, Department of International Economic Affairs, Thailand's Foreign Ministry 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GERALD LEPARIYO, Geo-politics and climate change analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: International experts have spoken highly of China's accelerating green transformation, saying China's solid green development contributes to improving global climate governance amid global polycrisis. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUCIO BLANCO PITLO, Research fellow at Philippine think tank Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation "China now is actually, the position in its development, wherein it is now willing and able and keen to play a greater

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