Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official

STORY: Western countries manipulate concept of democracy through propaganda: Syrian official DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): BUTHAINA SHABAAN, Syria's Presidential Political Advisor STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): BUTHAINA SHABAAN, Syria's Presidential Political Advisor "While Western countries presented themselves as the only countries who present freedom, democracy, and human rights, it was certainly easy for them to try and insert these concepts in the minds of million of people all over the world by repeating billions of times through their propaganda. And here lied the danger. Global democracy became in their dictionary or liberal democracy became in their dictionary as the only acceptable 'democracy' and the only one that may be acknowledged by the West. Democracy became a cover page for their wars, hegemony, and color revolution." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

China, Tanzania host conference on China-Africa cooperation

STORY: China, Tanzania host conference on China-Africa cooperation DATELINE: Oct. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OMAR SHABAAN, Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industrial Development 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese ambassador to Tanzania 4. various of China-Africa cooperation projects STORYLINE: A conference on China-Africa cooperation through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Thursday. Participants said the forum has helped in bolstering friendship and cooperation between China and Africa. Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industrial Development Omar Shabaan said the FOCAC, established in 2000, is helping Africa realize industrialization. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): OMAR SHABAAN, Tanzania's Minister for Trade and Industrial Development "China-African relations have been cemented at all levels, from the political

EGYPT-SUEZ-CHINA-TEDA-PROJECTS-LOGISTIC SERVICES-USED-CAR IMPORT-LAUNCH

EGYPT-SUEZ-CHINA-TEDA-PROJECTS-LOGISTIC SERVICES-USED-CAR IMPORT-LAUNCH

(220126) -- SUEZ (EGYPT), Jan. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed Shabaan, vice-chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), delivers a speech during a celebration of TEDA's launch of new projects at the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Suez province, Egypt, on Jan. 25, 2022. Chinese giant industrial developer TEDA celebrated on Tuesday the successful launch of new projects on logistic services and used-car import in China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in northeastern Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

EGYPT-SUEZ-CHINA-TEDA-PROJECTS-LOGISTIC SERVICES-USED-CAR IMPORT-LAUNCH

EGYPT-SUEZ-CHINA-TEDA-PROJECTS-LOGISTIC SERVICES-USED-CAR IMPORT-LAUNCH

(220126) -- SUEZ (EGYPT), Jan. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mohamed Shabaan, vice-chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), is interviewed with Xinhua during a celebration of TEDA's launch of new projects at the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in Suez province, Egypt, on Jan. 25, 2022. Chinese giant industrial developer TEDA celebrated on Tuesday the successful launch of new projects on logistic services and used-car import in China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone in northeastern Egypt. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)