Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

STORY: Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinavarious of Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO TAO, Yihai Kerry (Lanzhou) Oils and Grains industries Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Chinavarious of ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, agricultural and food products processing enterprise Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd. is constructing its first factory. Yihai Kerry Arawana is a subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness group in A

Foreign firms optimistic about Chinese market despite headwinds of epidemic

STORY: Foreign firms optimistic about Chinese market despite headwinds of epidemic DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:18 LOCATION: PINGHU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of companies in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NEO MA, Operation director, Stabilus 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite uncertainties induced by COVID-19, foreign companies in east China's Zhejiang Province still pin high hopes on the Chinese market and plan to further increase investment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YIN XIAOSHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, business confidence in China remains high. According to a report released by foreign chambers of commerce in China, the country remains one of the top three priority investment destinations for over 60% of foreign companies in their near-term global investment plans. But don't just take it from me. Thi