The fallacious, dangerous logic of "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric

STORY: The fallacious, dangerous logic of "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric SHOOTING DATE: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DING WEISHUN, Official of the Ministry of Commerce 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HE HAILIN, Official of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): QU FENGJIE, Researcher with the Academy of Macroeconomic Research under the NDRC 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HUO FUPENG, Official of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) STORYLINE: China's booming new energy vehicle (NEV) sector recently drew scrutiny for purported "Chinese overcapacity" rhetoric from certain Western nations. To provide clarity on the industry's landscape to a global audience, three government officials and an industry expert joined the fifth episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk platform hosted by Xinhua News Agency. They elucidated why such assertions lack merit, o

Forced labor is not taking place in China, but in U.S.: Chinese FM spokesperson

STORY: Forced labor is not taking place in China, but in U.S.: Chinese FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: "Forced labor is not taking place in China, but in the U.S.," said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson recently. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "Forced labor is not taking place in China, but in the U.S. For quite some time, the U.S. has sought to use Xinjiang-related issues to contain China by repeatedly rehashing 'forced labor in Xinjiang,' a staggering lie propagated by the U.S., along with a series of attempts to create 'forced unemployment' in Xinjiang. Facts have shown, however, that the false assertions made by the U.S. against China best summarize the poor track record of the U.S. itself. Forced labor has been a deep-seated problem with the U.S. since the day it was founded. The long history of slavery is solid evidence of forced labor

NATO says "working hard" on issues concerning Finland, Sweden's bids

STORY: NATO says "working hard" on issues concerning Finland, Sweden's bids DATELINE: June 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:28 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. shots of press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (credit: Government Offices of Sweden) 2. shots of Finland's President Sauli Niinisto talking with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on June 12 (credit: NATO) 3. shots of Finland and Sweden submitting applications to join NATO on May 18 (credit: NATO) STORYLINE: Contrary to previous assertions that the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be a quick process, the military alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that "there is no way to say exactly when" this will happen when visiting Sweden. While the parliaments of several NATO member states have already approved the two Nordic countries' bid to join the alliance, Turkey has so far not given its

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(220613) -- STOCKHOLM, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson speaks at a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 13, 2022. Contrary to previous assertions that the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be a quick process, the military alliance's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Monday that "there is no way to say exactly when" this will happen when visiting Sweden. (Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden/Handout via Xinhua)

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(220613) -- STOCKHOLM, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 13, 2022. Contrary to previous assertions that the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be a quick process, the military alliance's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Monday that "there is no way to say exactly when" this will happen when visiting Sweden. (Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden/Handout via Xinhua)

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SWEDEN-STOCKHOLM-NATO-ACCESSION-ISSUES

(220613) -- STOCKHOLM, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a press conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 13, 2022. Contrary to previous assertions that the accession of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be a quick process, the military alliance's Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Monday that "there is no way to say exactly when" this will happen when visiting Sweden. (Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices of Sweden/Handout via Xinhua)