Former mining areas in NW China see better water quality

STORY: Former mining areas in NW China see better water quality DATELINE: June 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: various of the mining areaSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YONGGUI, Local officialSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN CHAO, Water treatment technicianvarious of water treatment facilities STORYLINE: The water quality in Qinling-Bashan mountainous region in northwest China's Shaanxi Province has improved a lot through the years, thanks to the intensified efforts of local government to purify water flowing from abandoned coal mines. In the past, rain water flowing through the mines took away metallic elements that were oxidized by the air to form sulphur, which posed a threat to water quality in local rivers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YONGGUI, Local official "It is what we call rust, which is in a stable state. Usually, it slowly settles down on the river bed and stops moving. But if there is heavy rain, it will be taken to the Han River along with the flood

Villagers' meetings help improve lives of people in rural Xinjiang

STORY: Villagers' meetings help improve lives of people in rural Xinjiang DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the meetingSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Village officialSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BI ZHAORONG, First Party Secretary of Qiaoren VillageSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): VillagerSOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): NAZARBEY MURATH, VillagerSOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): DAWUT ABDULLA, VillagerSOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): NAZARBEY MURATH, VillagerSOUNDBITE 10 (Chinese): LI PINGJI, Deputy secretary of Qiaoren Kazak Township Party committee STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Village official "Attention, please. We will hold a villagers' meeting at 4:00 p.m. at the village committee. Please attend the meeting on time." In Qiaoren Village of Qiaoren Kazak Township, Qitai County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, holding villagers' meetings is a crucial w

China's Jilin ensures daily necessities supply amid COVID-19 resurgence

STORY: China's Jilin ensures daily necessities supply amid COVID-19 resurgence DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of street view in JilinSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG RAN, Local community workervarious of a wholesale marketSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIE ZHICHAO, Local commercial officialSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): JIANG DONGMEI, Local vegetable wholesalerSOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG JINLING, Volunteer STORYLINE: Northeast China's Jilin Province, hit hard by the COVID-19 resurgence, registered 742 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. With plans and measures put in place, the local government and people have spared no effort to contain the virus rebound and ensure a stable supply of daily necessities. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SONG RAN, Local community worker "In recent days, we work until around 9 p.m. every day. In the daytime, we deliver vegetables to residents and help them dump trash. In the evening, we manage the data we colle