Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations

STORY: Experts, scholars gather in Beijing to foster dialogue among civilizations SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the forum 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ERIK SOLHEIM, Former under-secretary-general of United Nations 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN THORNTON, Chair emeritus of U.S. Brookings Institution 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): YVES LETERME, Former prime minister of Belgium 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): JOSE LUIS CENTELLA, President of Communist Party of Spain STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "The Inter-Civilizational Communication and Global Development Forum is currently being held in Beijing." The three-day event, which opened on Tuesday, is hosted by the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. It attracts around 150 politicians, entrepreneurs, think tank experts, scholars, cultural celebrities and dipl

Hundreds of products to make debut at China import expo

STORY: Hundreds of products to make debut at China import expo DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIAODONG, Karcher president of Great China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JIA BIN, Vice president, BSH Home Appliances (China) Co., Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DAI JUNJUN, Vice president of Tissot China STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "This is Ma Ruxuan reporting from the 5th China International Import Expo in Shanghai. Hundreds of new consumer, agricultural, technological, and service products will be making their debut here starting on Sunday. And a growing number of enterprises are leveraging the import expo as a platform for global and China debuts. Why do companies choose to launch their latest and blockbuster products at CIIE? Let's hear what they have to say." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIAODONG, President of Karcher Greater Chin

China's annual import expo returns to Shanghai

STORY: China's annual import expo returns to Shanghai DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): Xinhua correspondents 2. STANDUP 2 (English): FENG GUORUI, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 3 (English): JIANG HANZHANG, Xinhua correspondent 4. STANDUP 4 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. STANDUP 5 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 6. STANDUP 6 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 7. STANDUP 7 (English): JIANG HANZHANG, Xinhua correspondent 8. STANDUP 8 (English): FENG GUORUI, Xinhua correspondent 9. STANDUP 9 (English): FENG GUORUI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): Xinhua correspondents "We are in Shanghai, a city of diversity and inclusiveness, a global financial hub, also the host city for the China International Import Expo (CIIE)." STANDUP 2 (English): FENG GUORUI, Xinhua correspondent "The only import-themed national-level expo in the world." STANDUP 3 (English): JIANG HANZHANG, X

How to ensure safe "two sessions" amid pandemic

STORY: How to ensure safe "two sessions" amid pandemic DATELINE: March 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. STANDUP 2 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 3. STANDUP 3 (English): QI XING, Xinhua correspondent 4. STANDUP 4 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenyan international relations scholar 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China's annual sessions of the top legislature and national political advisory body are underway in Beijing. The 'two sessions' have seen thousands of national legislators and political advisors gather together to review and discuss the work of the central government, national legislature, top court and procuratorate over the past year and plan for the future. This is the third year that the sessions have been held amid

China's economy goal for 2022 unveiled

STORY: China's economy goal for 2022 unveiled DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Beijing 3. STANDUP 2 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TIMO HELOSUO, CEO of Kolster, Chairman of the Board of the Finnish-Chinese Trade Association 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani ambassador to China 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PELAGIA KARPATHIOTAKI, Greek scholar STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China's annual sessions of the top legislature and national political advisory body are underway in Beijing. The 'two sessions' are not only of great importance in China's political calendar, but also closely watched internationally. One of the things that attract global attention is, what impetus the world's second-largest economy will gen

China's top political advisory body starts annual session

STORY: China's top political advisory body starts annual session DATELINE: March 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Beijing STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MA RUXUAN, Xinhua correspondent "China has kicked off its annual key political season. The country's top political advisory body, the CPPCC National Committee, started its annual session Friday in Beijing. The session, together with the annual session of the top legislature, are heavyweights in China's political calendar as the national agenda will be set for the year." At the "two sessions" each year, the annual economic development goals of the world's second-largest economy are among the most-watched topics. The development goals for 2022 will be unveiled on Saturday in the government work report, which usually includes the country's targets on gross domestic product (GDP) growth, inflation, the ratio of deficit to GDP, employment, consumption and