China's economy to grow more rapidly in 2023: British expert

STORY: China's economy to grow more rapidly in 2023: British expert DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN ROSS, Former director of Economic and Business Policy of London 3. various of China's economic development 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN ROSS, Former director of Economic and Business Policy of London 5. various of China's green development 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN ROSS, Former director of Economic and Business Policy of London STORYLINE: The Chinese government has rolled out a string of modified measures based on the evolving pandemic situation and Beijing's drive to better align anti-COVID efforts with economic and social development. China has shifted the focus of its COVID-19 response strategy from infection control to case treatment to prevent severe cases. The shift was made following the weakened pathogenicity of the virus. A British analyst said that the Chinese economy has mainta

China prioritizes people's health in COVID-19 fight: experts

STORY: China prioritizes people's health in COVID-19 fight: experts DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director of the Center for Governance and Sustainability, National University of Singapore 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TUNC AKKOC, Editor-in-chief of Harici Media, Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Vice president of Asian Century Philippines Strategic Studies Institute STORYLINE: China has continuously optimized its epidemic response recently. The country has shifted the focus of its COVID-19 response strategy from infection control to case treatment to prevent severe cases. The shift was made following the weakened pathogenicity of the virus. International observers say that China's epidemic prevention measures are well calibrated and that the country has been prioritizing people's health in the COVID-19 fight. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LAWRENCE LOH, Director of the Center for Governance and S

Experts: China does put people first in COVID-19 fight

STORY: Experts: China does put people first in COVID-19 fight DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in China 2. various of China's COVID-19 response 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ROSE RONO, International trade expert based in Kenya/AFCTA Independent Consultant 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MUHAMMAD NABIL, Pakistani student in Nankai University, China 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Turkish): MEHMET CEYHAN, Head of Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases of Ankara-based Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine 7. various of vaccination STORYLINE: China has shifted the focus of its COVID-19 response strategy from infection control to case treatment with the objective of preventing severe cases. The shift was made in accordance with the weakened pathogenicity of the virus. Over the past three years, China

China optimizes COVID-19 response

STORY: China optimizes COVID-19 response DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU/Beijing, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guangzhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Mr. JIA, Guangzhou resident 3. various of Beijing 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Ms. WU, Guangzhou resident STORYLINE: As the pathogenicity of the Omicron virus weakens, more people are vaccinated and experience in containing the virus is accumulated, China is optimizing its COVID-19 response. The districts of Haizhu, Tianhe, Panyu and Liwan in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, announced the lifting of all temporary control measures on Wednesday. All areas except for designated high-risk ones are classified as low-risk areas or implement regular control measures. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Mr. JIA, Guangzhou resident "I'm so glad that the closed management measures have been lifted. The epidemic is still not over. We need to protect ourselves well." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Ms. WU, Guangzhou resident "

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As the pathogenicity of the Omicron virus weakens, more people are vaccinated and experience in containing the virus is accumulated, China is optimizing its COVID-19 response. The districts of Haizhu, Tianhe, Panyu and Liwan in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, announced the lifting of all temporary control measures on Wednesday. All areas except for designated high-risk ones are classified as low-risk areas or implement regular control measures. Beijing has optimized its COVID-19 control measures to minimize their impact on people's livelihoods. It has ordered closed management measures to be lifted in a timely manner for eligible residential complexes, and it has allowed virus-hit supermarkets to reopen after being closed for one day. From Wednesday, Beijing residents who do not engage in social activities are no longer required to participate in community nucleic acid screenings if they do not need to leave their homes. This includes groups such as homebound seniors, children and peop