Tajik student in China hopes for closer ties between China, Central Asian countries

STORY: Tajik student in China hopes for closer ties between China, Central Asian countries DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): SHOHRON, Tajik student at China's Ningxia University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): SHOHRON, Tajik student at China's Ningxia University "My Chinese name is Wang Zichen. I come from Tajikistan. I came to China in 2019. I've been living here for four years. I'm studying Chinese language at the School of International Education, Ningxia University. I had wanted to come to China since I was a child. After graduating from high school, I came here to study the Chinese language and culture. Our school sometimes organizes activities for international students to communicate with Chinese students on our campus. There are also some classes teaching Guzheng (Chinese musical instrument), martial arts, and calligraphy, which help us better understand Chinese culture. In recent years, the relationship b

China, Central Asia ready for summit with high expectation

STORY: China, Central Asia ready for summit with high expectation DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China and Central Asian countries related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): SERIK KORZHUMBAYEV, Editor-in-chief of newspaper "DKNews" in Kazakhstan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): TAGAI ALIMBAEV, Asian Development Bank project monitoring and public relations specialist of Ministry of Transport of Kyrgyzstan 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SHOHRON, Tajik student in China 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): AYJEREN GYLYCHDURDYYEVA, Turkmen student in China 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Uzbek): ABDULLAEV MASHARIB SAIDAMATOVICH, Deputy director of Center for Promotion of Science of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan STORYLINE: The China-Central Asia Summit will be held on May 18 and 19 in Xi'an, the capital city of China's Shaanxi Province. The five Central Asian countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Heads of state