U.S. is human rights saboteur in Middle East: experts

STORY: U.S. is human rights saboteur in Middle East: experts DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the U.S. Capitolvarious of soldiersSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AKRAM HOSSAM, Egyptian political expert, Deputy chairman of Ra Center for Strategic StudiesSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): KAWA MAHMOUD, Secretary of Central Committee of Kurdistan Communist Party in Iraqvarious of people in the Middle East STORYLINE: Experts say the United States is a human rights saboteur in the Middle East despite having long touted itself as a global human rights defender. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AKRAM HOSSAM, Egyptian political expert, Deputy chairman of Ra Center for Strategic Studies "The experiences of Iraq, Afghanistan and others, and trying to change regimes with armed forces and thinking it is possible to dismantle the institutional and moral structures of some peoples and rebuilding them from scratch based on the Western democratic model, have proved its (U.S.) failure. Over

Experts expect China's services trade fair to promote experience sharing

STORY: Experts expect China's services trade fair to promote experience sharing DATELINE: Aug. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the fairSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director, Turkish Center for Asia Pacific StudiesSOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN PERRY, Chairman of Britain's 48 Group ClubSOUNDBITE 3 (English): JAMES LAURENCESON, Director of UTS Australia-China Relations Institute STORYLINE: The 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is slated to open on Wednesday. Experts have said the fair is an important platform for sharing experience in the services trade. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director, Turkish Center for Asia Pacific Studies "The China International Fair for Trade in Services is a very important development to boost international trade, basically in services. When we look at the main agenda of the fair, the main purpose is opening the Chinese market to international investors. This is an important p

Experts accuse U.S. of seriously violating int'l law in Middle East

STORY: Experts accuse U.S. of seriously violating int'l law in Middle East DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of street view in U.S.SOUNDBITE 1 (English) TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analystSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AKRAM HOSSAM, Egyptian political expert, Deputy chairman of Ra Center for Strategic StudiesSOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALAH ABDEL ATI, Gaza-based expert on human rightsvarious of street view and people in Middle East STORYLINE: Many experts have said the U.S. has committed a series of crimes that seriously violate international law and the country is in no position to talk about human rights. SOUNDBITE 1 (English) TUNC AKKOC, Turkish veteran journalist and analyst "Although the United States usually mentions international law in its discourse, it is the country that constantly undermines both international law and other countries' sovereignty. International law was not mentioned when the U.S. invaded Iraq, for example, on the prem

BRICS countries to play important roles in boosting global growth: Turkish experts

STORY: BRICS countries to play important roles in boosting global growth: Turkish experts DATELINE: June 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of BRICS countries's national flagsSOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SENSOY, Head of Turkish Asian Center for Strategic StudiesSOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studiesvarious of cities and villages in BRICS countries STORYLINE: Turkish experts have said that the BRICS countries, having gone through industrial transformations, will take their place further in the global race, noting that they will play important roles in boosting global growth. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SENSOY, Head of Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies "BRICS countries in general had historically been the nations that provide cheap human resources and other resources. But thanks to the transformation they experienced in education, industry, and technology, they starte

GLOBALink | BRICS nations play powerful role in global growth: Turkish expert

STORY: BRICS nations play powerful role in global growth: Turkish expert DATELINE: June 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Turkey CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of BRICS countriesSOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific StudiesSOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: A prominent Turkish scholar says the BRICS nations play a powerful role in global growth and poverty eradication, among others. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies "China is the second-largest economy in the world and in that regard, China is very important and key player for world production and manufacturing as a center, and also China is sitting at the center of the global supply chains. In this regard, China and other countries (of BRICS) are playing very important roles for global growth, poverty eradi