Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality

STORY: Foreign specialty crops thrive amid China's economic vitality SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the planting areas of coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG JIALU, General manager, Yunnan Simao Beigui Coffee Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAWA, Manager at an avocado planting base in Nanya Village, Menglian County STORYLINE: Coffee, avocados and macadamia nuts, originating from various parts of the world, have been widely grown in China's Yunnan, earning widespread acclaim in the global market. Pu'er City, famous for Pu'er tea, a deep-brewed tea with a sweet aroma, is making a name for itself as China's coffee capital. In 2022, the city's coffee planting area reached 679,000 mu (about 45,267 hectares), and the output value of the coffee industry exceeded 5 billion yuan (about 696 million USD). It has become a leading city within China in terms of both coffee production an