Chinese economy sees hard-won recovery in H1 amid global downturn

STORY: Chinese economy sees hard-won recovery in H1 amid global downturn DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FOO SUAN YONG, Senior economist of ASEAN +3 Macroeconomic Research Office 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ESWAR PRASAD, Professor of trade policy at Cornell University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): KATSUYUKI HASEGAWA, Professor of international economics and finance at Tokyo Woman's Christian University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AMER ZAFAR DURRANI, President of Reenergia, Social impact advisory group in Pakistan 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): THANAWAT TIENSIN, Director of Animal Production and Health Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MICHEL TAUBE, Founder of Opinion-Internationale and its column Les routes de la Chine STORYLINE: International experts have spoken highly of China's economic performance in the first half (H1) of this year. Despite var

Pakistani expert says "de-risking" from China harms global economy

STORY: Pakistani expert says "de-risking" from China harms global economy DATELINE: July 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Amer Zafar Durrani 2. various of the White House 3. SOUNDBITE (English): AMER ZAFAR DURRANI, President of Reenergia 4. various of ports in China STORYLINE: Amer Zafar Durrani, president of Reenergia, a social impact advisory group in Pakistan, has criticized the Western "de-risking" concept -- a false proposition based on zero-sum ideology and confabulation. Some Western politicians have promoted the idea of "de-risking" from China this year. Durrani said that as China is a major trading partner of over 140 countries and regions, the Western "de-risking" concept would increase risks, fragmentation and uncertainty for the world economy. SOUNDBITE (English): AMER ZAFAR DURRANI, President of Reenergia "When you look at the current number of countries China trades with, China has progressively become the trade partner with pretty muc