Xi's initiatives even more relevant as West moves towards blocs, says expert

STORY: Xi's initiatives even more relevant as West moves towards blocs, says expert DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. various of Sourabh Gupta, the interviewee 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOURABH GUPTA, Senior fellow at Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies 4. various of views in China 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOURABH GUPTA, Senior fellow at Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies 6. various of the UN headquarters STORYLINE: A U.S. scholar said that the idea of building a community with a shared future for mankind, initiated by Chinese President Xi Jinping 10 years ago, is "even more relevant" and "being recognized today in spades." Sourabh Gupta is a senior fellow at the Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies. He said Xi's commitment to multilateralism is a thread linking all the initiatives he put forward -- the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiati

Washington's attempts to impose U.S.-style democracy a "spectacular failure": expert

STORY: Washington's attempts to impose U.S.-style democracy a "spectacular failure": expert DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. various of Iraq 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOURABH GUPTA, Senior fellow at Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies 4. various of the U.S. 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOURABH GUPTA, Senior fellow at Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies STORYLINE: A renowned U.S. expert has said that Washington's attempts to impose a U.S.-style democracy on countries like Iraq and Libya using primarily military means have been a "spectacular" failure. These countries are now left in a state of limbo and destruction. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SOURABH GUPTA, Senior fellow at Washington-based Institute for China-America Studies "I think the U.S. has been its own worst enemy over these past 20 years in the way it has gone to a kind of hammer democracy into shape in these countries using primaril