China rolls out measures to boost economic recovery, confidence

STORY: China rolls out measures to boost economic recovery, confidence DATELINE: Aug. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GU QINGYANG, Associate Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of National University of Singapore 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG PULIN, Brand manager of SAIC-GM-Wuling 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DETLEF KRATZ, President of group research at German chemical giant BASF 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): COREY LINDLEY, CEO of doTERRA 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): BENOIT BAZIN, CEO of Saint-Gobain Group STORYLINE: China has been actively bolstering the recovery of its economy, with efforts including an array of recent policies and measures to spur the growth of the private sector, consumption, and investment. The Chinese economy has been steadily recovering, reaping a 5.5 percent growth in the first half of this year, which is higher than that of the world's major economies. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GU QINGYANG, Associate Professor, Lee

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(220206) -- HENGYANG, Feb. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk to Hengyang Railway Station in Hengyang City, central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 6, 2022. China on Sunday witnessed an increase of passenger trips as this year's Spring Festival holiday comes to an end. (Photo by Wang Pulin/Xinhua)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-TRAVEL RUSH (CN)

(220117) -- HENGYANG, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People walk at the square of the Hengyang Railway Station in Hengyang, central China's Hunan Province, Jan. 17, 2022. China's 2022 Spring Festival travel season is expected to see 1.18 billion passenger trips, up 35.6 percent year on year, but 20.3 percent lower than that of 2020, the Ministry of Transport has said. The 40-day travel season, also known as chunyun, kicked off Monday and many people will travel to reunite with their families for the Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 1 this year. (Photo by Wang Pulin/Xinhua)