Belt and Road brings different cultures closer: Turkish artists

STORY: Belt and Road brings different cultures closer: Turkish artists DATELINE: April 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the charity performance in Langfang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AZIZ KORU, Turkish artist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SERDAL IBRAHIMOGLU, Turkish artist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CLAUDIA YANG, Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Silk Road International Arts Center STORYLINE: This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Some Turkish artists say the initiative not only brings economic benefits to Belt and Road countries, but also brings different cultures closer. They made the remarks in Langfang, north China's Hebei Province, while joining a charity performance on Sunday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AZIZ KORU, Turkish artist "Music is a big part of Chinese culture as well. Also in my country, music is one of the things that we are affected by too much. Nowadays, we need a kind of connection