Uygur woman forges friendship, sees growing business in jade town in China's Henan

STORY: Uygur woman forges friendship, prospers in business in jade town in China's Henan DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:06 LOCATION: NANYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shifosi 2. SOUNDIBTE 1 (Chinese): AZATIGULI, Jade shop owner 3. SOUNDIBTE 2 (Chinese) 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU XIAOQIANG, Master of Arts and Crafts in Henan Province STORYLINE: Shifosi, a town in China's Henan Province traditionally known for its jade business, is gaining a new reputation in the region for ethnic unity. In recent years, more than 1,000 ethnic Uygurs have settled here and made a living with the jade business. Azatiguli from Xinjiang has lived in Shifosi for over a decade and regarded this town as their second home long ago. She has found her love here, and worked her way up from being a laundry worker to becoming the owner of a jade shop. SOUNDIBTE 1 (Chinese): AZATIGULI, Jade shop owner "Today is the first day of opening, and there are many discounts. We are old friends, and you are my VI

The love story of Nang

STORY: The love story of Nang DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:39 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NUR ELI, Resident in Yecheng County, Xinjiang STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): NUR ELI, Resident in Yecheng County, Xinjiang "My name is Nur Eli and I'm 22 years old. We (Uygurs) had a custom, that is, to give more than a dozen presents after engagement. And Nang must be among these presents. This is a custom I knew from my childhood. I'm doing it like the older generation. 　　 Before I started working here, every time I passed by, I saw that at those two exhibition halls, Nang bakers would fly the Nang, catch it, and then bake it. I admired them very much, and wished that someday I could go and bake it myself. I came here to work in January 2020. After two months of work, I could also fly the Nang like the experienced bakers did. I also learned how to bake the Nang. 　　 That Nang was baked by myself. For my own engagement, I, together with two other bakers, made

U.S should release fact sheet on its own human rights: FM spokesperson

STORY: U.S should release fact sheet on its own human rights: FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: A "fact sheet" on human rights released by the United States is ironic and preposterous, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin. SOUNDBITE (Chinese/English interpretation): WANG WENBIN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "This 'fact sheet' might as well be called the 'U.S.'s violation of human rights,' rather than 'outcomes of human rights.' Under the pretexts of 'genocide' and 'forced labor,' The U.S has slapped sanctions on businesses and individuals in Xinjiang to cut Xinjiang off the global industrial chain and create 'forced unemployment' and it forced poverty there. This has seriously undermined the right to employment and development of the Uygurs and people from other ethnic backgrounds in Xinjiang. The U.S.'