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(230117) -- YANTAI, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 17, 2023 shows export vehicles waiting for shipment at Yantai Port, east China's Shandong Province. China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan (about 17.95 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. (Photo by Tang Ke/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-2022-GDP-INCREASE (CN)

(230117) -- QINGDAO, Jan. 17, 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. China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan (about 17.95 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. (Photo by Zhang Jingang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-2022-GDP-INCREASE (CN)

(230117) -- TAIZHOU, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trucks transport containers at the international container terminal of Taizhou Port in Taizhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 17, 2023. China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan (about 17.95 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. (Photo by Tang Dehong/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-2022-GDP-INCREASE (CN)

(230117) -- WUHU, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers are busy at a workshop producing new-energy electric sweepers in Fanchang Economic Development Zone in Wuhu, east China's Anhui province, Jan. 12, 2023. China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan (about 17.95 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. (Photo by Xiao Benxiang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-2022-GDP-INCREASE (CN)

(230117) -- TANGSHAN, Jan. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 17, 2023 shows a morning view of Jingtang Port Area at Tangshan Port in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province. China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment. China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to a record high of 121.0207 trillion yuan (about 17.95 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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China's GDP hits 121.0207 trln yuan in 2022

STORY: China's GDP hits 121.0207 trln yuan in 2022 DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG YI, Head of National Bureau of Statistics 3. various of China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHU QIGUI, Head of Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHU CHAOPING, JPMorgan Asset Management's global market strategist 6. various of China STORYLINE: China's economy posted steady growth in 2022 despite pressures including epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Tuesday that the country's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3 percent year on year to 121.0207 trillion yuan (about 17.95 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2022. Kang Yi, head of the NBS, elaborated on the growth at a press conference. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KANG YI, Head of the National Bureau of Statistics "The national economy continued to develop despite downward press

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Xinhua Headlines: Top 10 China news stories of 2022

(221229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- The State Council Information Office holds a briefing on private pension schemes in Beijing, capital of China, April 25, 2022. Top 10 China news stories of 2022 7. China improves people's livelihood, brings benefits to every household Faced with epidemic resurgences and economic pressure this year, China put ensuring and improving people's livelihood in a more prominent position, and took a raft of concrete measures to achieve this principle. On Nov. 25, China launched private pension schemes in 36 cities and regions across the country. China also increased basic pension for retirees, the subsidies for people in difficulty, as well as subsidies for basic public health services. The country maintained overall stability in employment and prices. It also advanced rural revitalization after attaining victory in the battle against poverty, creating jobs for over 32 million people who had been lifted out of poverty. (Photo by Liu Jian/Xinhua)

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China's COVID-19 fight saves lives, ensures economic growth: Turkish journalist

STORY: China's COVID-19 fight saves lives, ensures economic growth: Turkish journalist DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of epidemic control measures in China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): TUNC AKKOC, Editor-in-chief of Harici Media 3. various of epidemic control measures in China STORYLINE: To curb the latest COVID-19 resurgences across the country, Chinese authorities are implementing epidemic control measures in a more targeted and scientific manner. A Turkish journalist has said that China's fight against COVID-19 has saved lives and ensured economic growth. SOUNDBITE (English): TUNC AKKOC, Editor-in-chief of Harici Media "This policy was designed against COVID-19, a global threat, specifically to China's own conditions. Most countries, unlike China, have adopted a policy of herd immunity to keep their economies alive. However, most of these countries not only lost a large number of their citizens, but there's also now an econ

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China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences

STORY: China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. shot of a government service center in Beijing, China 2. various of epidemic prevention personnel 3. various of a fresh-food chain 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHUHAN, Director of public affairs, Freshippo Beijing 5. various of products 6. various of a market in Chongqing, China 7. various of warehouses in Chongqing, China 8. various of a market in Chongqing, China STORYLINE: The Chinese capital Beijing has increased its efforts to ensure supply and price stability of residents' daily necessities amid the ongoing COVID-19 control. Facing a continuous rise of new COVID-19 cases, Beijing promised to expedite the reopening of shopping malls and supermarkets that sell livelihood-related products, as the latest effort to ensure the smooth operation of the city and the market while striving to corral the outbreak. Fresh-food chain Freship

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Xinhua Headlines: China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows workers sorting vegetables and fruits at a warehouse of a logistics company in southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees check quality of washing machines at a factory of Haier in southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects vegetables at a supermarket in southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers carry vegetables at a logistics company in southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 12, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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Xinhua Headlines: China strives to ensure livelihoods while fighting COVID-19 resurgences

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Nov. 21, 2022 shows a makeshift hospital in Huangpu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua)

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Greek gov't announces aid measures for victims of wildfires

STORY: Greek gov't announces aid measures for victims of wildfires DATELINE: July 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the fire-stricken areasSOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister STORYLINE: The Greek government announced on Thursday new support measures for fire-stricken areas, as firefighters were battling to control resurgences. Approximately 2,000 hectares of forestland were destroyed in a blaze that started on Tuesday and firefighters were not able to extinguish it until Wednesday in the northeastern suburbs of Athens, according to estimates by the National Observatory of Athens. An elderly man lost his life and at least 34 people were injured as a yet unconfirmed number of houses caught fire, forcing thousands to evacuate, according to authorities. The island of Salamina near the port of Piraeus and settlements at the outskirts of Megara town in the western Attica region were also hit by fires on Wednesday, albei

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GREECE-ATHENS-WILDFIRE-AFTERMATH

(220721) -- ATHENS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows a vehicle burned in a wildfire in the northeastern suburbs of Athens, Greece. The Greek government announced on Thursday new support measures for fire-stricken areas, as firefighters were battling on to control resurgences. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-WILDFIRE-AFTERMATH

(220721) -- ATHENS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks in front of a house burned in a wildfire in the northeastern suburbs of Athens, Greece, on July 21, 2022. The Greek government announced on Thursday new support measures for fire-stricken areas, as firefighters were battling on to control resurgences. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-WILDFIRE-AFTERMATH

(220721) -- ATHENS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows a house burned in a wildfire in the northeastern suburbs of Athens, Greece. The Greek government announced on Thursday new support measures for fire-stricken areas, as firefighters were battling on to control resurgences. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-WILDFIRE-AFTERMATH

(220721) -- ATHENS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows a house burned in a wildfire in the northeastern suburbs of Athens, Greece. The Greek government announced on Thursday new support measures for fire-stricken areas, as firefighters were battling on to control resurgences. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-WILDFIRE-AFTERMATH

(220721) -- ATHENS, July 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man walks with a dog past an area burned in a wildfire in the northeastern suburbs of Athens, Greece, on July 21, 2022. The Greek government announced on Thursday new support measures for fire-stricken areas, as firefighters were battling on to control resurgences. (Photo by Lefteris Partsalis/Xinhua)

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China's steady economic recovery boosts global expectations for future growth

STORY: China's steady economic recovery boosts global expectations for future growth DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, Co-founder of the Carlyle Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BORGE BRENDE, World Economic Forum (WEF) President 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): GUILLERMO MARTINEZ, Professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona STORYLINE: China's economy has shown a stabilizing trend despite downward pressures in the second quarter (Q2) brought by the complex global environment and domestic COVID-19 resurgences. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday that China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.5 percent year on year in the first half of 2022, showing resilience and potential amid headwinds. The positive growth China secured against all the odds has boosted global expectations for the country's future growth. Economists and observers worldwide ha

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NE China's port city shores up foreign trade against COVID-19 headwinds

STORY: NE China's port city shores up foreign trade against COVID-19 headwinds DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: DALIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dalian port STORYLINE: Against the headwinds from COVID-19 resurgences and external complexity, northeast China's Dalian, a port city in Liaoning Province, has sped up efforts to prop up foreign trade. In early June, the port's operating company opened its first container line linking Europe with Japan. The tailor-made route combines a China-Europe freight train service with a near-sea shipping line, which reduces the travel time by two-thirds while keeping the costs unchanged. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG FEI, Dalian Jiyi Logistics Co., Ltd. of Liaoning Port Group "Since the outbreak of COVID-19, we've been tailoring transportation plans for our customers, especially the factories on the southeast coast which are anxious to ship their goods and some local customers here in Dalian and in the whole province. On the one hand, w

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China's growth proportional to improving world business environment: Brazilian expert

STORY: China' growth proportional to improving world business environment: Brazilian expert DATELINE: May 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:31 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1 various of views in Rio de Janeiro 2 various of economic activities in China 3 SOUNDBITE (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business STORYLINE: In a recent interview with Xinhua, a Brazilian expert said that against the backdrop of a complex and volatile global landscape, China's economic growth is directly proportional to improving the world's business environment. China's economy got off to a steady start in the first quarter of 2022 despite challenges from an increasingly complex international environment and resurgences of COVID-19 cases at home. The country's GDP grew 4.8 percent year on year in the first three months, picking up pace from a 4-percent increase in the fourth quarter last year. SOUNDBITE (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center fo

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China demonstrates economic resilience despite pandemic: experts

STORY: China demonstrates economic resilience despite pandemic: experts DATELINE: May 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of street view in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Former Chief Economic Advisor to President of BrazilSOUNDBITE 2 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and BusinessSOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) STORYLINE: Faced with sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, Chinese economy is still on solid footing, experts have said. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALESSANDRO GOLOMBIEWSKI TEIXEIRA, Former Chief Economic Advisor to President of Brazil "I think the resilience of the Chinese economy is going very well, and one of the pillars of this resilience is the Chinese digital economy. The Chinese digital economy is already the second-largest digital market in the world. I think one of the reasons that the

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GLOBALink | Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In the first quarter of this year, the Chinese economy grew by 4.8 percent year on year. The country's policymakers have rolled out a series of measures to shore up growth. To lower the financing costs for the real economy, the country's central bank recently cut the reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions, while setting up special reloans to support sectors including sci-tech innovation and elderly care. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect

STORY: Foreign firms confident in China's long-term economic prospect DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinavarious of Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAO TAO, Yihai Kerry (Lanzhou) Oils and Grains industries Co., Ltd.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): JERRY ZHANG, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Chinavarious of ChinaSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIPING, Vice general manager, Trutzschler Textile Machinery STORYLINE: Despite challenges brought by the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, foreign investors in China pin high hope on the country's resilience in recovery as well as its capacity to achieve the growth target. In Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, agricultural and food products processing enterprise Yihai Kerry Arawana Holdings Co., Ltd. is constructing its first factory. Yihai Kerry Arawana is a subsidiary of Wilmar International Limited, a leading agribusiness group in A

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China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy necessary for global recovery: experts DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: various of anti-pandemic efforts in ChinaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to ChinaSOUNDBITE 2 (English): MEBRATU MASSEBO, Ethiopia's National COVID-19 Response Task Force CoordinatorSOUNDBITE 3 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholarSOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Researcher, Philippine-BRICS Strategic Studies STORYLINE: In its fight against the sporadic resurgences of COVID-19, China sticks to its dynamic zero-COVID policy. Experts say the policy is necessary and effective for the country with a population of some 1.4 billion and also benefits the global fight against the virus as well as economic recovery. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MASOOD KHALID, Former Pakistani Ambassador to China "China has been contributing immensely to controlling this pandemic, not only nationally, b

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China's dynamic zero-COVID policy ideal, effective: world experts

STORY: China's dynamic zero-COVID policy ideal, effective: world experts DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China taking measures against COVID-19 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEBRATU MASSEBO, Ethiopia's National COVID-19 Response Task Force Coordinator 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AHMET FARUK ISIK, Asia Pacific Relations Coordinator, Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JOHN PANG, Senior fellow at Bard College, New York STORYLINE: Facing the continued threat of the pandemic, China has stuck to its dynamic zero-COVID policy in tackling resurgences to protect the lives and health of its people, instead of choosing to "live with" the virus as some countries have done. World experts hail China's dynamic zero-COVID policy as ideal and effective in curbing COVID-19. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEBRATU MASSEBO, Ethiopia's National COVID-19 Response Task Force Coordinator "It's very difficult to respond as China respo

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A glimpse of China's economic performance in Q1

STORY: A glimpse of China's economic performance in Q1 DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views of China STORYLINE: China's economy got off to a steady start in the first quarter of 2022 despite an increasingly complex international environment and resurgences of COVID-19 cases at home. The country's gross domestic product grew 4.8 percent year on year to 27.02 trillion yuan (about 4.24 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first three months, picking up pace from a 4-percent increase in the fourth quarter last year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. A breakdown of Monday's data shows that value-added industrial output posted a stable 6.5-percent increase from a year ago in the first quarter, and fixed-asset investment jumped 9.3 percent. Retail sales of consumer goods went up 3.3 percent. The surveyed urban unemployment rate stood at 5.5 percent in January-March, with 2.85 million new urban jobs created in this pe

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China's GDP expands 4.8 pct in Q1

STORY: China's GDP expands 4.8 pct in Q1 DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of general views 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FU LINGHUI, Spokesperson, National Bureau of Statistics STORYLINE: According to the data released from the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday, China's economy got off to a steady start in the first quarter of 2022 despite challenges from an increasingly complex international environment and resurgences of COVID-19 cases at home. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FU LINGHUI, Spokesperson, National Bureau of Statistics "According to preliminary estimates, China's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter reached 27 trillion yuan, up 4.8 percent year-on-year and 1.3 percent quarter-on-quarter at constant prices." China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of the country's consumption strength, went up 3.3 percent year on year in the first quarter, totaling around 10.87 trillion yuan (about 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars)

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Russian expert commends China's COVID-19 response as "positive experience in world"

STORY: Russian expert commends China's COVID-19 response as "positive experience in world" DATELINE: April 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Russian): ALEXEY MASLOV, Head of Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University STORYLINE: A Russian expert has spoken highly of China's COVID-19 response, hailing it as a "generally positive experience that the world has." Facing the continued threat of the pandemic, China has stuck to its dynamic zero-COVID policy in tackling resurgences to protect the lives and health of its people, instead of choosing to "live with" the virus. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): ALEXEY MASLOV, Head of Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University "China has rich experience in tackling the COVID-19. It is very tough, I would even say, in some cases, and affects the economy. Unfortunately, there is no other way out, because the other way is a slow exit from the coronavirus. And, unfortunately, for example, man

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China balancing COVID-19 control, economic growth

STORY: China balancing COVID-19 control, economic growth DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TIAN BAOLEI, Shenzhen Lvshiyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU FEI, Shenzhen Yantian Maritime Safety Administration 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHOU YUAN, Chief Operating Officer, Shanghai STEP Electric Corporation 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): VIVIAN JIANG, Deloitte China Deputy CEO 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): FABRICE MEGARBANE, Chief executive officer of L'Oreal China STORYLINE: As the Omicron variant causes COVID-19 resurgences in many parts of China, the country is braving the challenge with swift and solid action. As frequent COVID-19 infection clusters have complicated the environment of the Chinese economy, China has stepped up efforts to balance COVID-19 control and economic growth. In Shenzhen, the southern Chinese metropolis has ordered the implementation of differentiated epidemic prevention and control me

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CHINA-ECONOMY-2021-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(220117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ning Jizhe (R back), head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), introduces China's national economy in 2021 and answers questions from journalists at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 17, 2022. China's economy posted stable growth in 2021 despite challenges including sporadic epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment, official data showed Monday. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 8.1 percent year on year to 114.37 trillion yuan (about 18 trillion U.S. dollars) last year, the NBS said. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

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CHINA-ECONOMY-2021-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN)

(220117) -- BEIJING, Jan. 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ning Jizhe (R), head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), introduces China's national economy in 2021 and answers questions from journalists at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 17, 2022. China's economy posted stable growth in 2021 despite challenges including sporadic epidemic resurgences and a complicated external environment, official data showed Monday. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 8.1 percent year on year to 114.37 trillion yuan (about 18 trillion U.S. dollars) last year, the NBS said. (Xinhua/Li Xin)