Belt and Road Initiative drives high-level opening-up in NW China

STORY: Belt and Road Initiative drives high-level opening-up in NW China DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of street view in Xi'anvarious of the ancient Silk RoadSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ROLF OWONDA, Congolese expat in Xi'anvarious of expatsSOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN ALBERT CARMICHAEL, Chief technology officer of ORCA DATA TECHNOLOGY (Xi'an) Co., LTDSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ISMAIL DAUROV, Kazakh student in Xi'anvarious of a container port in Xi'anSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROBIN GILBANK, British expat in Xi'an STORYLINE: Northwest China's Xi'an city is where the past meets the present. It was ancient China's capital for more than 1,200 years in 13 dynasties, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, linking China to the West, and now under the Belt and Road Initiative, has a new role to serve in China's opening up. Launched in November 2013, the Chang'an China-Europe freight train service has become a vital transport link between Xi'an and Euro

Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism

STORY: Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the roadSOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng VillageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA WEIJUN, Homestay owner in Hongkeng Village STORYLINE: A scenic highway built across Hongkeng Village in northwest China's Xinjiang has boosted local tourism industry and improved people's wellbeing. The 301.6-km S101 highway links provincial capital Urumqi with Bayin'gou pasture in Wusu City. Along the road, travelers can enjoy views of Yardang, Danxia, the Gobi desert, river valleys, canyons, alpine meadows and forests which are called the "geographic gallery on the Tianshan Mountain." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng Village "The S101 highway was once a dirt road. Since it was paved with asphalt last year, the highway has been attracting more tourists. The number of restaurants in our vil