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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - Slalom - Men

(C) Giuliano Razzoli of Italy greets the fans after his last race of his career as forerunner during Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's slalom at 3Tre ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - Slalom - Men

Giuliano Razzoli of Italy greets the fans after his last race of his career as forerunner during Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's slalom at 3Tre ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - Slalom - Men

Giuliano Razzoli of Italy greets the fans after his last race of his career as forerunner during Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's slalom at 3Tre ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - Slalom - Men

Giuliano Razzoli of Italy greets the fans after his last race of his career as forerunner during Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's slalom at 3Tre ski slope in Madonna di Campiglio

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SPORT INVERNALI - Sci Alpino - AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - SuperG - Men

Forerunner during AUDI FIS Ski World Cup - SuperG - Men, Alpine Ski race in Bormio, Italy, December 29 2024

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows an Xpeng T1 flying car during a static display at the headquarters of Xpeng Aeroht in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares an Xpeng X2 flying car for flight demonstration at the headquarters of Xpeng Aeroht in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 15, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A journalist tries an Xpeng X2 flying car at the headquarters of Xpeng Aeroht in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 15, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows an EH216-L (Logistics) pilotless aerial vehicle at an exhibition hall of EHang in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a VT-30 long-range autonomous aerial vehicle at an exhibition hall of EHang in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows an EH216-F (Firefighting Model) pilotless aerial vehicle at an exhibition hall of EHang in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors try an Xpeng X2 flying car at the headquarters of Xpeng Aeroht in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 15, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An Xpeng X2 flying car is pictured during flight demonstration at the headquarters of Xpeng Aeroht in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 15, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Xu Jiayi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member introduces an EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying aerial vehicle to the media at an exhibition hall of EHang in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 14, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240516) -- GUANGZHOU, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows an EH216-S pilotless passenger-carrying aerial vehicle at an exhibition hall of EHang in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. In recent years, with the improvement of infrastructure and low-altitude airspace, technology companies such as EHang and Xpeng Aeroht have emerged in Guangzhou, providing aerial vehicle products and solutions for many industries around the world, and injecting new impetus into high-quality economic development. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technicians debugs a UAV at Shenyang WooZoom Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to 2 trillion yuan by 2030. (Xi

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks the fuselage of an aircraft at a plant of AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Company Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 25, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollar

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members work on the final assembly of a light aircraft at a plant of Rhyxeon General Aircraft Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. doll

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members assemble the fuselage of an aircraft at a plant of AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Company Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 25, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dolla

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A UAV for agricultural use produced by Shenyang WooZoom Technology Co., Ltd. is pictured over the fields in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars)

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A technician tests a UAV at Shenyang WooZoom Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to 2 trillion yuan by 2030. (Xi

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technicians debug a UAV at Shenyang WooZoom Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to 2 trillion yuan by 2030. (Xin

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A technician checks a UAV at Liaoning Dazhuang UAV Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to 2 trillion yuan by 203

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members assemble the fuselage of an aircraft at a plant of AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Company Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 25, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dolla

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members prepare aircraft components at a plant of Rhyxeon General Aircraft Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to 2 t

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(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A technician tests a UAV via remote control at Liaoning Dazhuang UAV Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 13, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023 to 2 tr

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CHINA-BEIJING-SUN YAT-SEN-BIRTH-157TH ANNIVERSARY(CN)

(231112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A ceremony is held to commemorate the 157th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen, a great national hero, a great patriot, and a great forerunner of China's democratic revolution, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 12, 2023. The ceremony was held by the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in downtown Beijing's Zhongshan Park, which is named after Sun. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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Memorial ceremony for ex-head of Panasonic predecessor

Panasonic Holdings Corp. Chairman Kazuhiro Tsuga speaks to reporters in Osaka, western Japan, on March 17, 2023, after attending a memorial ceremony for Kunio Nakamura, former president of Panasonic Holdings forerunner Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., who died of pneumonia on Nov. 28, 2022, at age 83.

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Memorial ceremony for ex-head of Panasonic predecessor

Canon Inc. Chairman and CEO Fujio Mitarai speaks to reporters in Osaka, western Japan, on March 17, 2023, after attending a memorial ceremony for Kunio Nakamura, former president of Panasonic Holdings Corp. forerunner Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., who died of pneumonia on Nov. 28, 2022, at age 83.

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Japanese solar company under Chinese wing

BEIJING, China - Kuniko Misawa, who works for Suntech Power Japan Corp., stands in front of the headquarters of its parent company Suntech Power Holdings Co. in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, in May 2012. China's Suntech Group acquired the forerunner of the Japanese solar company in 2006.

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Some 30,000 people join Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Some 30,000 people from Japan and around the world alongside invited world-class competitive marathon runners begin the Tokyo Marathon, the Japanese capital's first large-scale event of its kind, at the Tokyo governmental building in rainy weather on Feb. 18. Modeled on other international races such as the New York Marathon, the Tokyo Marathon replaced its forerunner, the Tokyo International Marathon.

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CHINA-BEIJING-SUN YAT-SEN-COMMEMORATION (CN)

(221112) -- BEIJING, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2022 shows a ceremony held to commemorate the 156th anniversary of the birth of Sun Yat-sen, a great national hero, great patriot and great forerunner of China's democratic revolution at Zhongshan Park in Beijing, capital of China. The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, held the commemoration ceremony in the park, which is named after Sun. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

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87-year-old Israeli veteran holds photo exhibition retracing China's "Long March"

STORY: 87-year-old Israeli veteran holds photo exhibition retracing China's "Long March" DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID BEN-UZIEL, Israeli veteran 3. various of Ben Uziel delivering speech 4. various of the exhibition 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YULIA MIT, Visitor to the exhibition STORYLINE: A photo exhibition themed "Retracing the Long March" was held on Monday at the China Cultural Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. Nearly 400 photos, taken by Israeli veteran David Ben-Uziel 17 years ago, were put on display, showcasing his five-month mission back then in China to retrace the "Long March." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID BEN-UZIEL, Israeli veteran "No army did a long march on the same conditions. It is unique." From October 1934 to October 1936, the Red Army, which was the forerunner of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, carried out the legendary Long March, a daring military maneuver that lai

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A glimpse of hometown of forerunner of China's democratic revolution

STORY: A glimpse of hometown of forerunner of China's democratic revolution DATELINE: May 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:07:40 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cuiheng village 2. SOUNDBITE (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician STORYLINE: Cuiheng village is the hometown of Sun Yat-sen, a renowned statesman who led a revolution that ended more than 2,000 years of feudal rule in China. Ricardo Vogt, a Brazilian musician, visited the village to explore Sun's historical footprints. SOUNDBITE (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician "Many cities in China have a 'Zhongshan Street' or 'Zhongshan Park.' These are named in memory of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the great pioneer of China's democratic revolution. In 1911, Dr. Sun Yat-sen led the revolution that ended more than 2,000 years of feudal monarchy in China. His thoughts and his actions have changed China as a whole. And now I invite you to come with me into this great man's hometown to explore his historical footprints. Let's go. Cuih

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Cranium of primitive whale dating back 36 million years discovered, displayed in Peru

STORY: Cranium of primitive whale dating back 36 million years discovered, displayed in Peru DATELINE: March 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibit 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): RODOLFO SALAS-GISMONDI, Director of Vertebrate Paleontology at Natural History Museum in Peru STORYLINE: Peruvian paleontologists have discovered the fossilized cranium of a basilosaurus, a primitive whale dating back 36 million years. The cranium measures 1.35 meters in length and contains sharp teeth which remain intact. This discovery was registered at the end of 2021 by a team of investigators led by the paleontologist Mario Urbina, who profoundly carried out this project in the desert area known as Ocucaj found in the southern region of Ica. The giant cranium belongs to an ancient forerunner of whales and comes from rocks dating to the Eocene age, as the Director of the Vertebrate Paleontology Department at the Natural History Museum Rodolfo Salas-Gismond explained. SOUNDBIT

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(BEIJING2022) CHINA-ZHANGJIAKOU-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-NORDIC COMBINED (CN)

(220215) -- ZHANGJIAKOU, Feb. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A forerunner jumps before ski jumping competition round of nordic combined individual gundersen large hill/10km at the National Ski Jumping Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Dai Tianfang)

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing prepares to slide at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and .....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing prepares to slide at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and .....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing warms up before sliding at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happ.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and honored to feel the Olympic.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing poses for a photo at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 6, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and .....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing prepares to slide at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and .....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing slides on the track at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy an.....

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(BEIJING2022)CHINA-BEIJING-OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES-SKELETON-FORERUNNER

(220212) -- BEIJING, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Jing prepares to slide at National Sliding Centre in Yanqing District, Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 5, 2022. Zhang Jing, a graduate student of Tianjin University of Sport, plays the important role of skeleton forerunner at National Sliding Centre during Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Forerunners take part in test slidings to provide feedback information for track workers and operators.If problems are found at a certain position on the track, they can be repaired in time, thus creating the best competition conditions for athletes, ensuring that everything on the track and ice surface is ready. Forerunners also serve to test the timing system, lighting and broadcasting system. "Skeleton is a game of the brave, the sense of speed athletes experience is stronger than what bystanders see." Zhang Jing said, "This time I am happy and .....