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China's aid eases misery of quake-affected Afghans in chilly winter

STORY: China's aid eases misery of quake-affected Afghans in chilly winter SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 11, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: HERAT, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the quake-affected areas 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): GHULAM REZA, Gazara resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHAMMAD, Quake victim 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD MUSA ASHARI, Herat's provincial director for natural disaster management authority STORYLINE: Surviving the devastating earthquake last October, Ghulam Reza, a resident of Gazara locality in west Afghanistan's Herat province, thanked China for sending assistance to the quake-affected families ahead of the chilly winter. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): GHULAM REZA, Gazara resident "I am thankful to China for sending assistance to our area which has covered about 50 to 60 families. There could be a catastrophe in the absence of humanitarian assistance." Around 800 families live in Gazara, and 90 percent of the villagers are living in poverty. A

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-PM-HEALTH SECTOR-CHINESE AID

(230428) -- KATHMANDU, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaks at a ceremony for the handover of the Civil Service Hospital upgraded and reconstructed with Chinese aid and for the 60th anniversary of China dispatching its first medical aid team abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2023. Dahal on Friday voiced his appreciation of China's support in the health sector, including "life-saving" vaccines, "critical" medical equipment and other medical supplies provided in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. TO GO WITH "Nepali PM thankful for China's support in health sector" (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians

STORY: Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of children at the open-air cinema 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-ALI, Gaza-based boy 3. various of children at the open-air cinema 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI MOHANNA, Gaza-based activist 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): IBRAHIM SHAMALAKH, Gaza-based boy 6. various of children at the open-air cinema STORYLINE: For the first time in his life, 13-year-old Mohammed al-Ali was able to watch his favorite animation movie on a big screen installed on the beach of Gaza City. "It was amazing to watch the movie with others ... I often dreamed to visit a cinema someday and watch all my favorite movies," the boy told Xinhua. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-ALI, Gaza-based boy "I come here every Thursday and Friday to watch the movies. They are beautiful, and I come here to spend quality time with my friends." Excited and thankful for such

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-OPEN-AIR CINEMA

(230815) -- GAZA, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians watch a movie on a big screen installed on a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2023. Excited and thankful for such an initiative to put up a free open-air cinema, dozens of local movie-goers of various ages would gather in front of the big screen after sundown. They would watch different genres of movies while sitting on chairs converted from recycled broken car tires. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-OPEN-AIR CINEMA

(230815) -- GAZA, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians watch a movie on a big screen installed on a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2023. Excited and thankful for such an initiative to put up a free open-air cinema, dozens of local movie-goers of various ages would gather in front of the big screen after sundown. They would watch different genres of movies while sitting on chairs converted from recycled broken car tires. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-OPEN-AIR CINEMA

(230815) -- GAZA, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians watch a movie on a big screen installed on a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2023. Excited and thankful for such an initiative to put up a free open-air cinema, dozens of local movie-goers of various ages would gather in front of the big screen after sundown. They would watch different genres of movies while sitting on chairs converted from recycled broken car tires. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-OPEN-AIR CINEMA

(230815) -- GAZA, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians watch a movie on a big screen installed on a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2023. Excited and thankful for such an initiative to put up a free open-air cinema, dozens of local movie-goers of various ages would gather in front of the big screen after sundown. They would watch different genres of movies while sitting on chairs converted from recycled broken car tires. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians

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MIDEAST-GAZA CITY-OPEN-AIR CINEMA

(230815) -- GAZA, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians watch a movie on a big screen installed on a beach in Gaza City, on Aug. 10, 2023. Excited and thankful for such an initiative to put up a free open-air cinema, dozens of local movie-goers of various ages would gather in front of the big screen after sundown. They would watch different genres of movies while sitting on chairs converted from recycled broken car tires. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Eco-friendly open-air cinema in Gaza brings joy to Palestinians

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Chinese-made medical materials help meet hospital needs in Afghanistan

STORY: Chinese-made medical materials help meet hospital needs in Afghanistan DATELINE: July 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Kabul city, Afghanistan 2. various of Chinese-made medical materials in Kabul, Afghanistan 3. SOUNDBITE (Dari): NASRALLAH NEYAZI, Chief executive officer of Afghan Surgical Corporation Company 4. various of Chinese-made medical materials in Kabul, Afghanistan 5. various of a Kabul-based Mercy Hospital, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Amid increasing demand for medical materials, many Afghan hospitals are thankful for having access to cheap and fine medical materials and equipment imported from China. A number of Afghan businessmen have joined hands to establish a firm to import quality medical materials at reasonable prices from China. SOUNDBITE (Dari): NASRALLAH NEYAZI, Chief executive officer of Afghan Surgical Corporation Company "Surgical equipment and medical materials of better quality with low prices are from China.

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Chinese company distributes food to Afghan families

STORY: Chinese company distributes food to Afghan families DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the company distributing food 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI ATIQULLAH AZIZI, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HABIBULLAH, Elder of the area STORYLINE: Chinese mining firm MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company Ltd. (MJAM) distributed foodstuff worth 20,000 U.S. dollars to 300 families in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Wednesday. The items including rice, flour, cooking oil, tea and sugar, were distributed to families in Mohammad Agha district of the province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MAWLAWI ATIQULLAH AZIZI, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture "Today's program of aid distribution is an example of China's concern about the people of Afghanistan and those living around Mosi Aynak area and we are thankful for the support." SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): HABIBULLAH, Afghan citizen "I am very thankful for the supp

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China donates hybrid rice seeds to flood-hit Pakistani province

STORY: China donates hybrid rice seeds to flood-hit Pakistani province DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN MUHAMMAD JAMALI, Balochistan's legislative assembly speaker 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BAO ZHONG, Counselor of political affairs of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan STORYLINE: A Pakistani official on Tuesday welcomed a hybrid rice seed donation from China, saying it will play a major role in rebuilding the agriculture sector of Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, which was badly affected by devastating floods last year. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAN MUHAMMAD JAMALI, Balochistan's legislative assembly speaker "Last year we had terrible floods. Our areas were devastated. 85 to 90 percent of Baluchistan was affected by the floods. Today those seeds are going to be sent to revive the rice plantations, because the whole of the area is dependent on rice. I'm thankful to the government of China for

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Nepali PM thankful for China's support in health sector

STORY: Nepali PM thankful for China's support in health sector DATELINE: April 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Civil Service Hospital of Nepal 2. various of a handover ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Nepali Prime Minister 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PUSHPA KAMAL DAHAL, Nepali Prime Minister 5. various of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal presenting medals of national health champions to the 14th Chinese medical team STORYLINE: Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday voiced his appreciation of China's support in the health sector, including "life-saving" vaccines, "critical" medical equipment and other medical supplies provided in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. "We will always remember this generosity and genuine solidarity from a close neighbor and friend -- China," said Dahal. "Thanks to the support of China and other development partners, we have been able to overcome the difficulties of the pandemic a

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-PM-HEALTH SECTOR-CHINESE AID

(230428) -- KATHMANDU, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaks at a ceremony for the handover of the Civil Service Hospital upgraded and reconstructed with Chinese aid and for the 60th anniversary of China dispatching its first medical aid team abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 28, 2023. Dahal on Friday voiced his appreciation of China's support in the health sector, including "life-saving" vaccines, "critical" medical equipment and other medical supplies provided in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. TO GO WITH "Nepali PM thankful for China's support in health sector" (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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Chinese companies competitive: trade fair chief

STORY: Chinese companies competitive: trade fair chief DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Berlin CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the views at the Hannover Messe 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOCHEN KOECKLER, Chairman of Managing Board of Deutsche Messe AG STORYLINE: Jochen Koeckler, chairman of the Managing Board of Deutsche Messe AG, has said that Chinese companies are competitive in the global markets and are always ready to learn and improve. He made the comment on Wednesday on the 800-odd companies from China that participate in Hannover Messe 2023. SOUNDBITE (English): JOCHEN KOECKLER, Chairman of Managing Board of Deutsche Messe AG "We are so thankful that we have here 800 Chinese companies. They are so welcome on this world marketplace here in Hannover. And yes, you can see that China is quite good in the development in the last 10, 20 years. If we are looking at mobility, how strong you are in all fields of electromobility and also in robotics. We have here very fine and nice

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47 families in N. Afghanistan receive China's aid

STORY: 47 families in N. Afghanistan receive China's aid DATELINE: April 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-donated aid 2. SOUNDBITE (Dari): AHMAD ZAHIR, Recipient STORYLINE: Afghan authorities distributed China-donated humanitarian aid to 47 needy families in the northern Jawzjan province on Saturday, provincial director for Natural Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Mawlawi Sirajuddin Siraji said Sunday. The aid packages including rice, tents and winter clothes were distributed by authorities in the provincial capital Shiberghan city on Saturday afternoon, the official said. SOUNDBITE (Dari): AHMAD ZAHIR, Recipient "I am thankful to China for sending us the aid so that we will not suffer from hunger." China has earlier provided foodstuff including rice and wheat to more than 800 destitute families in central Bamyan and western Nimroz provinces over the past month. China has provided COVID-19 vaccines,

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Chinese medical team offers free health checkups in Namibia's informal settlement

STORY: Chinese medical team offers free health checkups in Namibia's informal settlement DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team carrying out health checkups 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Founder of Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center 3. various of the Chinese medical team STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, carried out one-day free medical checkups in the informal settlement of Havana Thursday. The team conducted heart monitoring procedures, dental and eye checkups, and observed the general health of the children and youth at the Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Founder of Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center "We are thankful for the Chinese medical team. They come to visit us and donate materials to our school and they help our children check their bodies and health. This is very nice for our children." China has sent 14

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - Some of the 19 South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants hold a press conference after landing at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2. ''We are sorry for causing you trouble,'' Yu Kyeong Sik (2nd from left), said on behalf of the group. ''We are thankful for all of those who have helped us come home safely.''

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'Gal' farmers work in rice paddy

AKITA, Japan - Shiho Fujita, a Japanese fashion icon, holds rice stalks she harvested in a paddy in Ogata in the northeastern prefecture of Akita on Oct. 10, 2009. Fujita, clad in specially designed Edwin overalls, has encouraged women, including the fashion conscious, to give farming a try in a project called ''Agriculture Gal.'' Earlier in the day, when holding three packets of rice, Fujita commented, ''Rice is really heavy,'' but added, ''It's a weight to be thankful for, isn't it.''

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Nigerian village lit up with solar-power light systems donated by Chinese firm

STORY: Nigerian village lit up with solar-power light systems donated by Chinese firm DATELINE: Nov. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of donated solar-power light equipment and receiving ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hausa): SHUAIB IBRAHIM, Local resident 3. various of locals of Bunkure community and solar-power light equipment 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ABDULRAUF UMAR GADABU, Council Chairman of Bunkure local government 5. various of locals of Bunkure community STORYLINE: PowerChina, a state-owned hydropower and civil engineering construction giant in China, donated on Saturday over 500 sets of solar-power light systems to the Lauteye village in Bunkure local government area of Kano state, north Nigeria. The donation will end the long history of relying only on charcoal fires or kerosene lamps for nighttime lighting in the village. SOUNDBITE 1 (Hausa): SHUAIB IBRAHIM, Local resident "I am very thankful for this gift. I was born here and I grew up here. Before now

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Chinese medical team offers free medical service in Malawi

STORY: Chinese medical team offers free medical service in Malawi DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:02 LOCATION: Lilongwe CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of locals awaiting treatment 2. various of Chinese doctors treating patients 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. ZHONG HONGPING, Chinese doctor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): GRACE BANDAM, Patient in Malawi STORYLINE: Hundreds of patients have gathered in a village in Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, waiting for a team of 17 Chinese doctors to provide a day-long free medical care. Apart from ordinary screening, patients also received medical counseling. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. ZHONG HONGPING, Chinese doctor "Through these activities, we hope we can further promote the people-to-people bond between China and Malawi, and also respond to the Belt and Road Initiative, and make positive contributions to the construction of a human health community." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): GRACE BANDAM, Patient "We are so thankful for the good relations between Malawi and C

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Afghan official thanks China for aid to quake-affected families

STORY: Afghan official thanks China for aid to quake-affected families DATELINE: July 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arriving of Chinese humanitarian assistance and the earthquake area STORYLINE: Mawlawi Mansoor, head of Natural Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, on Saturday thanked China for sending humanitarian assistance to quake-affected families. "We are thankful to China for sending assistance particularly tents to the quake-affected people here and I am also hopeful that the neighboring country could help rebuild the ruined houses," Mansoor told Xinhua. Mansoor said his team distributed about 300 tents to the quake victims in Barmal district of Paktika province on Saturday, which are part of 920 pieces of tents and clothes donated by China. Expressing gratitude to China for the humanitarian aid, Karim Khan, an elder of Barmal district, told Xinhua that "the tents can solve our problem temporaril

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Upcoming Avatar sequel previewed in Spain's Barcelona on hi-tech projection system from China

STORY: Upcoming Avatar sequel previewed in Spain's Barcelona on hi-tech projection system from China DATELINE: June 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:18 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Barcelona International Convention Center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JON LANDAU, Producer of Avatar 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JACK KLINE, Consultant for Cinity Cinema STORYLINE: Avatar: The Way of Water, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning sci-fi film, will not be out until December, but attendees at the CineEurope convention in Barcelona, Spain this week got a sneak peek of the upcoming Disney blockbuster at a special preview on Wednesday through China Film Group's Cinity advanced projection system. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JON LANDAU, Producer of Avatar "From what I've heard from people's responses, they say it's like nothing they've ever seen before, and we're very thankful for Cinity for allowing it to be presented that way today." Launched in 2019, the Cinity system uses advanced

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Afghan women get back to business in Mazar-i-Sharif

STORY: Afghan women get back to business in Mazar-i-Sharif DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MAWLAWI QUDRATULLAH TAREQ, Mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Dari): MAWLAWI QUDRATULLAH TAREQ, Mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Dari): ZAHRA SEDIQI, Worker STORYLINE: Habiba Amini runs a tailoring shop in Rabia Balkhi Bazaar, the only market in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif city where women run their own businesses. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner "So far, I've created new jobs for 40 seamstresses." Amini's workshop was opened by Mawlawi Qudratullah Tareq, mayor of Mazar-i-Sharif couple of weeks ago. She is more than thankful to the mayor for supporting her and other women who want or need to work. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): HBIBA AMINI, Tailoring shop owner "Mayor Tareq is very supportive. He under

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California Suite (1978)

Walter Matthau Characters: Marvin Michaels - Visitors from Philadelphia Film: California Suite (USA 1978) Director: Herbert Ross 15 December 1978 Date: 15 December 1978

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanist

SEOUL, South Korea - Some of the 19 South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants hold a press conference after landing at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2. ''We are sorry for causing you trouble,'' Yu Kyeong Sik (2nd from left), said on behalf of the group. ''We are thankful for all of those who have helped us come home safely.'' (Kyodo)

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'Gal' farmers work in rice paddy

AKITA, Japan - Shiho Fujita, a Japanese fashion icon, holds rice stalks she harvested in a paddy in Ogata in the northeastern prefecture of Akita on Oct. 10, 2009. Fujita, clad in specially designed Edwin overalls, has encouraged women, including the fashion conscious, to give farming a try in a project called ''Agriculture Gal.'' Earlier in the day, when holding three packets of rice, Fujita commented, ''Rice is really heavy,'' but added, ''It's a weight to be thankful for, isn't it.'' (Kyodo)

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memorial plaque THE THANKFUL KASPERSKE HORY TO THE U.S. ARMY 6.5.1945

The memorial plaque THE THANKFUL KASPERSKE HORY TO THE U.S. ARMY 6.5.1945 on the wall of Kasperske Hory Town Hall, Pilsen Region, Czech Republic, September 17, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Top officer says will be "thankful" if Constitution mentions SDF

Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on May 23, 2017. Kawano indicated his support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent proposal to consider stipulating the existence of the SDF in the first-ever change to the postwar Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo