China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

STORY: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HARLEY SEYEDIN, President of American Chamber of Commerce in South China 3. various of street views in China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BENOIT BAZIN, CEO of Saint-Gobain Group 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): WALTER BENZ, President of Big Dutchman China 6. various of industries in China 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NIREN ANAND, Indian businessman 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): CARL FEY, Professor, BI Norwegian Business School STORYLINE: Data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Friday that China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption strength, went up 4.6 percent year on year in August, 2.1 percentage points faster than the previous month. When some in the West once again bad-mouthed China's economy, international observers say otherwise. Seeing the rosy picture of the country's

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

(230920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A transport vehicle delivers the installed power battery system parts at a workshop of SAIC-CATL Motor Power Battery System Co., Ltd. in Changzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Bo)

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

(230920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker inspects a vehicle before it rolls off the production line at an automobile manufacturing factory in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 14, 2023. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

(230920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the ancient city wall scenic spot in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 30, 2023. (Photo by Zou Jingyi/Xinhua)

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

Xinhua Headlines: China's economic growth defies Western naysayers

(230920) -- BEIJING, Sept. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at a solar energy battery workshop of Shine Earth New Energy Co., Ltd. in Nan'an, Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Yongzhen)

Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities

STORY: Chinese agripreneur providing new lease of life to Kenya's dryland communities DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERESIA MUTUA, Farm worker 3. various of the farm 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI CHANGHONG, Director of Eshine Agricultural Planting Company Limited STORYLINE: Located about 85 km southeast of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, Li Changhong's 25-acre Moringa plantation has withstood a prolonged dry spell to retain some luster. The expansive farm that sits next to the busy highway connecting Nairobi to the port city of Mombasa, is a cherished getaway for the Chinese agripreneur who defied naysayers to introduce Moringa and Aloe Vera farming in a region renowned for acute droughts. The Moringa and Aloe Vera farm has not only thrived in the face of extreme weather events but has also provided steady income flows to the local workforce. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TERESIA MUTUA, Farm worker "I send m