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STORY: New quality productive forces enable greener economy: British expert SHOOTING TIME: March 5, 2024/File DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: London CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of footage about new quality productive forces 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KEITH BENNETT, London-based international relations consultant STORYLINE: Marked by innovation, new quality productive forces is an emerging catchphrase in China's policymaking, which are advanced productivity in essence. A British expert said the concept can enable a greener economy and improve people's quality of life. SOUNDBITE (English): KEITH BENNETT, London-based international relations consultant "China is actually leading the world in this. No country has put forward this theory of 'new (quality) productive forces' in such a clear, scientific way as China is now doing. Traditional heavy industry tends to be highly pollutant. It's actually by focusing on the 'new (quality) productive forces' that will enable a greener econo

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Kamikawa worked on staff of U.S. lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Kamikawa, who has been appointed minister in charge of the falling birthrate, speaks at her inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. A third-term House of Representatives member, Kamikawa once worked as a policymaking staffer for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus.

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Mascot 'Kumamon' fails to win top prize in national contest

TOKYO, Japan - "Kumamon," a popular mascot character of Kumamoto Prefecture widely used to publicize the southwestern Japan prefecture, holds an award certificate during a prefectural policymaking contest from Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (R), head of the National Governors' Association, in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. Osaka Prefecture received the best award.

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Mascot 'Kumamon' fails to win top prize in national contest

TOKYO, Japan - "Kumamon," a popular mascot character of Kumamoto Prefecture widely used to publicize the southwestern Japan prefecture, receives an award during a prefectural policymaking contest from Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (R), head of the National Governors' Association, in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. Osaka Prefecture received the best award.

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1st meeting of headquarters for Japan's economic revival

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the first meeting of a newly created policymaking framework, named the headquarters for Japan's economic revival, chaired by himself, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013. To the left is economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari.

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1st meeting of headquarters for Japan's economic revival

TOKYO, Japan - The first meeting of a newly created policymaking framework, named the headquarters for Japan's economic revival, is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2013.

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Macao's new gov't sworn in on 10th anniversary of return to China

MACAO, China - Macao's new Chief Executive Fernando Chui (L), who was elected unopposed in July, takes the oath of office for a five-year term at an inauguration ceremony attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao in Macao on Dec. 20, 2009. Macao's new administration, including key government officials and members of the core policymaking Executive Council, was sworn in as the former Portuguese colony marked the 10th anniversary of its return to China the same day.

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BOJ chief says global economy faces rising inflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a press conference at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 13 following a two-day BOJ policymaking meeting.

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Gov't begins substantive debate on postal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) presides over a key economic policymaking panel on July 27 as it kicks off substantive discussions on privatization of the nation's postal services. The panel plans to adopt a final report on the matter in September.

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Kamikawa worked on staff of U.S. lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Kamikawa, who has been appointed minister in charge of the falling birthrate, speaks at her inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. A third-term House of Representatives member, Kamikawa once worked as a policymaking staffer for U.S. Sen. Max Baucus. (Kyodo)

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BOJ chief says global economy faces rising inflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at a press conference at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on June 13 following a two-day BOJ policymaking meeting. (Kyodo)

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G-7 ministers vow to secure open Internet with private sector help

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a press conference in the western Japan city of Takamatsu on April 30, 2016, following a meeting there of Group of Seven ministers in charge of information and communication technology. The ministers agreed to seek private-sector involvement in policymaking to ensure an open Internet, in a move apparently aimed at countering government-led online restrictions in countries including China and Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministers vow to secure open Internet with private sector help

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a meeting of Group of Seven ministers in charge of information and communication technology in the western Japan city of Takamatsu on April 30, 2016. They agreed to seek private sector involvement in policymaking to ensure an open Internet, in a move apparently aimed at countering government-led online restrictions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministers vow to secure open Internet with private sector help

Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a meeting of Group of Seven ministers in charge of information and communication technology in the western Japan city of Takamatsu on April 30, 2016. They agreed to seek private sector involvement in policymaking to ensure an open Internet, in a move apparently aimed at countering government-led online restrictions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 ministers vow to secure open Internet with private sector help

Photo taken April 30, 2016, shows a meeting of Group of Seven ministers in charge of information and communication technology in the western Japan city of Takamatsu. They agreed to seek private sector involvement in policymaking to ensure an open Internet, in a move apparently aimed at countering government-led online restrictions in countries including China and Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NPO seeks disclosure of gov't report on Iraq war

Yukiko Miki (C), head of Access-Info Clearinghouse Japan, and lawyers representing the Tokyo-based nonprofit organization attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2015, after filing a lawsuit to seek the disclosure of a government report examining its policymaking process for Japan's support in the U.S.-led attack on Iraq in 2003 under a belief at the time that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Macao's new gov't sworn in on 10th anniversary of return to China

MACAO, China - Macao's new Chief Executive Fernando Chui (L), who was elected unopposed in July, takes the oath of office for a five-year term at an inauguration ceremony attended by Chinese President Hu Jintao in Macao on Dec. 20, 2009. Macao's new administration, including key government officials and members of the core policymaking Executive Council, was sworn in as the former Portuguese colony marked the 10th anniversary of its return to China the same day. (Kyodo)

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Mascot 'Kumamon' fails to win top prize in national contest

TOKYO, Japan - "Kumamon," a popular mascot character of Kumamoto Prefecture widely used to publicize the southwestern Japan prefecture, receives an award during a prefectural policymaking contest from Kyoto Governor Keiji Yamada (R), head of the National Governors' Association, in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2014. Osaka Prefecture received the best award. (Kyodo)

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Abe appoints trusted hands in key LDP roles

Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) and Toshihiro Nikai (C) join hands with other members of the newly revamped lineup of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership for a photo at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2017. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed Kishida as chairman of the LDP's policymaking body and retained Nikai as secretary general. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe at Keidanren meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, as he attends a meeting of its policymaking council in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe at Keidanren meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a meeting of the policymaking council of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't begins substantive debate on postal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (C) presides over a key economic policymaking panel on July 27 as it kicks off substantive discussions on privatization of the nation's postal services. The panel plans to adopt a final report on the matter in September. (Kyodo)