Chinese investments boost Zimbabwe's infrastructure development: Zimbabwean officials

STORY: Chinese investments boost Zimbabwe's infrastructure development: Zimbabwean official SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-funded infrastructure in Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTOPHER MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwe's Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for External Relations, ZANU PF STORYLINE: The year 2023 witnessed significant milestones in China-Zimbabwe economic engagement, as several key infrastructure development projects funded by China were completed. Senior Zimbabwean officials have said that investments from China have played a significant role in infrastructure development in Zimbabwe. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHRISTOPHER MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwe's Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle "2023 has been a seminal year in terms of Zimbabwe-China relations. It is really a breakaway year with infrastructure investmen

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINA-BOOKS-DONATION

ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINA-BOOKS-DONATION

(231216) -- HARARE, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding (R), speaks with Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, secretary for external relations of Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party in Harare, Zimbabwe, Dec. 15, 2023. TO GO WITH "China donates books to Zimbabwe's ruling party" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

China-proposed initiative contributes to global development, say experts

STORY: China-proposed initiative contributes to global development, say experts DATELINE: June 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo, Zimbabwe STORYLINE: China proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the General Debate of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2021. The Initiative aims to steer global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth. Since its inception, the GDI has gained support from more than 100 countries and several international organizations, including the United Nations.

China contributes wisdom to fixing deficit in global governance

STORY: China contributes wisdom to fixing deficit in global governance DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOSEPH MATTHEWS, Senior professor, BELTEI International University in Phnom Penh 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo, Zimbabwe 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ASIM IFTIKHAR AHMAD, Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI, Former chairman of Observer Research Foundation in India 6. various of China contributing to fixing deficit in global governance STORYLINE: The world is standing at a crossroads. A pandemic unseen in a century. A de-globalization trend. Rising food and energy costs. And an unstable global financial market. All these have posed formidable challenges to the global governance system. To fix the global deficit in peace, development,

China-proposed GDI supports global solidarity, development: experts

STORY: China-proposed GDI supports global solidarity, development: experts DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo, Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUIS ANTONIO PAULINO, Professor, Sao Paulo State University 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: Experts say the China-proposed Global Development Initiative (GDI) will support global solidarity and peace toward stronger partnership and development, despite the challenges facing the world today. The GDI, proposed by China in 2021, aims to steer global development toward a new stage of balanced, coordinated and inclusive growth. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo, Zimbabwe "On the Global Development Initiative as enunciated in September last year, this is an extremely important declaration and the

Zimbabwe's ruling party applauds China-proposed Global Development Initiative

STORY: Zimbabwe's ruling party applauds China-proposed Global Development Initiative DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China and Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SIMBARASHE MUMBENGEGWI, Secretary for external relations of the ZANU-PF politburo STORYLINE: Zimbabwe's ruling party ZANU-PF has applauded the China-proposed Global Development Initiative (GDI), saying it's an extremely important dec