A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

STORY: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shanghai FTZ and views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA VAN ACKER, Senior Vice President of MSD and President of MSD China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG HAO, Deputy director, Management committee, Lin-gang Special Area of Shanghai FTZ 4. various of the views in China 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): BELEN GARIJO, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck Group 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): BENOIT BAZIN, CEO, Saint-Gobain Group STORYLINE: In 2013, China set up its first pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai, a testbed of new opening-up policies. After rounds of expansion, China now has 21 such zones and the Hainan Free Trade Port. They have played a crucial role in attracting foreign investment and stabilizing foreign trade. In 2022, the 21 FTZs saw exports and imports rise 14.5 percent year on year

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

(230802) -- YANGPU, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Oct. 2, 2022 shows the Yangpu Economic Development Zone in south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

(230802) -- QINZHOU, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows an automatic container terminal of Qinzhou Port and a railway container distribution center in Qinzhou City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

(230802) -- HEIHE, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 11, 2023 shows part of the Heihe Area of China (Heilongjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

(230802) -- SHANGHAI, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows a view of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

Xinhua Headlines: A decade on, China's free trade zones become pacesetters for further reform and opening-up

(230802) -- SHANGHAI, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Aug. 1, 2023 shows the Dishui Lake at the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

Asashoryu beats Kotoshogiku for 2nd win at autumn sumo

Asashoryu beats Kotoshogiku for 2nd win at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) scored his second win by beating No. 1 maegashira Kotoshogiku (L) with a beltless arm throw to stay among the earlier pacesetters on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15.

Yokozuna duo still pacesetters at New Year sumo

Yokozuna duo still pacesetters at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) blasts out rank-and-filer Tamakasuga on Jan. 11 to maintained his unbeaten record, along with fellor yokozuna Takanohana, at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

China-ASEAN ties most dynamic model of regional cooperation: Chinese FM

STORY: China-ASEAN ties most dynamic model of regional cooperation: Chinese FM DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have established a model of the most dynamic and promising regional cooperation over the past three decades, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday. China-ASEAN relations have no limits and are sure to grow even closer, Wang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the country's national legislature. He noted that China and ASEAN must be forerunners in international cooperation against COVID-19, pacesetters in regional cooperation, and defenders of stability in the Asia-Pacific region. Wang said the Asia-Pacific region should not be a chessboard for major-power rivalry. ASEAN countries are not "chess pieces" in a geopolitical contest, but important "chess players" who will

Asashoryu beats Kotoshogiku for 2nd win at autumn sumo

Asashoryu beats Kotoshogiku for 2nd win at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (R) scored his second win by beating No. 1 maegashira Kotoshogiku (L) with a beltless arm throw to stay among the earlier pacesetters on the second day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15. (Kyodo)

Yokozuna duo still pacesetters at New Year sumo

Yokozuna duo still pacesetters at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) blasts out rank-and-filer Tamakasuga on Jan. 11 to maintained his unbeaten record, along with fellor yokozuna Takanohana, at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.