70 years on, Korean War armistice rings bell of peace

STORY: 70 years on, Korean War armistice rings bell of peace DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. File footage of China's War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea (1950-1953). 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): PAN XIBIN, Chinese People's Volunteers veteran 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG CHANGYUAN, Chinese People's Volunteers veteran 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): PAN XIBIN, Chinese People's Volunteers veteran 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WANG CHANGYUAN, Chinese People's Volunteers veteran 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): PAN XIBIN, Chinese People's Volunteers veteran 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): AARON RABENA, Research Fellow of Manila-based Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): ZHAO AILING, Head of School of Marxism, Beijing Information Science and Technology University STORYLINE: 70 years ago, an armistice halted the three-year Korean War. It also marked th

Tilted America: Us vs. Them

STORY: Tilted America: Us vs. Them DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:05:22 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the United States 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DANIELLE CALVA, U.S. citizen in Indonesia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARIAM ARTHUR, U.S. citizen in Cambodia 5. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute 7. STANDUP 3 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RICH HERRERA, Florida resident 9. STANDUP 4 (English): ZHANG LI, Xinhua correspondent 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): HEBA GAMAL, Professor of political science at the Cairo-based Institute of National Planning 11. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): JEAN PARK, Student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): WEST, New York resident 13. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 14.

African scholar warns of risks of zero-sum thinking

STORY: African scholar warns of risks of zero-sum thinking DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 3. various of the U.S. 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi STORYLINE: While talking about the act of power hegemony to push for decoupling from or breaking economic links with China, a Kenyan economist said it's a zero-sum game caused by old thinking of the Cold War era. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi "That takes me back to the old economics theories of a zero-sum game, that if you lose, I must gain, there's no way the both of us can gain. But I think the economic reality is nowadays that such competition does not need to be a zero-sum game. All of us can gain. If you look at the gains in productivity, the gains in trade, the gains in economic

Gun violence in U.S. fueled by special interest groups: experts

STORY: Gun violence in U.S. fueled by special interest groups: experts DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people mourning at the shooting site in Texas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice President of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute 3. various of a rally against gun violence 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): AHMED ALIIBA, Journalist of Egyptian Al-Ahram newspaper 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International Relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 6. various of gun-free zone signs placed near Times Square, New York City 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 8. various of police force responding to the shooting in Texas STORYLINE: Once again, Americans mourned deaths caused by gun violence. Three shootings rocked Mississippi, California, and Texas last Friday and Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring doz

China continues to drive world economic growth: African scholar

STORY: China continues to drive world economic growth: African scholar DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 3. various of views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi STORYLINE: An African scholar says China, as one of the locomotives of global economic growth, is shoring up world economy and development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi "China has become one of the locomotives of global economic growth. So if China is growing, the rest of the world is growing. There will be a lot of growth in world trade and the world trade benefits, not just China, but the rest of the world. The last time I visited China, I went to Beijing, I also went to Shanghai. One thing that surprised me was the number of global brands that were in China

Spotlight on "two sessions": Maintaining low inflation

STORY: Spotlight on "two sessions": Maintaining low inflation DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "two sessions" 2. various of China 3. STANDUP 1 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN XUAN, NPC Deputy, Vice-president of Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance 5. various of China 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FAHEEM SARDAR, Senior Policy Specialist at Strategic Policy Planning Cell, National Security Division of Prime Minister's Office of Government of Pakistan 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): CHARLES ONUNAIJU, Director, center for China studies, Nigeria 9. STANDUP 2 (English): HUANG AIPING, Xinhua correspondent 10. various of China 11. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): HUDA AL-MALLAH, Director of the International Center for

World hails good start of Chinese economy in 2023

STORY: World hails good start of Chinese economy in 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese cities 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): FAHEEM SARDAR, Senior policy specialist, National Security Division of Prime Minister's Office of Government of Pakistan 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WILLIAM JONES, Washington bureau chief of U.S. publication Executive Intelligence Review 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HAMID RASHID, Chief of the Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Nairobi STORYLINE: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast on Monday for China's economic growth to 5.2 percent in 2023, 0.8 percentage points higher than October 2022 forecast, as it said the country's recent reopening has paved the way for a faster-than-expected recovery. In the first month of 2023 when China was celebrating the C

China's economic recovery to add momentum to world economy: Kenyan economist

STORY: China's economic recovery to add momentum to world economy: Kenyan economist DATELINE: Jan. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of economics lecturer, University of Nairobi 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of economics lecturer, University of Nairobi STORYLINE: As China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures, a Kenyan economist says China's economic recovery will inject momentum into the world economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): X.N. IRAKI, Professor of economics lecturer, University of Nairobi "For the last, maybe, two decades, China has become one of the locomotives of the world economy. So if China does well, the rest of the world as well. So, everybody's very happy that China has relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, people can travel and we expect the supply chains to be streamlined. That is more demand for goods from China and by extension, if China does well, it pulls