Chinese embassy in U.S. hosts dance salon

STORY: Chinese embassy in U.S. hosts dance salon DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Minister Jing Quan of the embassy delivering a speech 2. various of the event 3. exterior of the Chinese embassy in the United States STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in the United States hosted the "Chinese Dance Salon" on Friday, with young dancers from Beijing Dance Academy staging a special performance. "Chinese dance and dancers have long been a bridge to promote cultural exchanges and enhance people-to-people friendship between China and other countries in the world, including the United States," Minister Jing Quan of the embassy said in brief remarks delivered before the performance. "We expect the Beijing delegation and young dancers' visit to further enhance the sister city relationship between Beijing and Washington D.C., to promote exchanges and cooperation in areas of trade, education, culture and youth, to increase the mutual underst

Social groups call for peace ahead of NATO's Madrid summit

STORY: Social groups call for peace ahead of NATO's Madrid summit DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of eventSOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): WILLY MEYER, Representative of State Platform for Peace, Event organizerSOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): NORA GARCIA, Representative of State Platform for Peace STORYLINE: An anti-NATO group composed of various members from around the world concluded its congress in Madrid on Saturday, with a declaration calling for widespread peace. The congress was held days before a NATO summit is to be convened in Madrid. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): WILLY MEYER, Representative of State Platform for Peace, Event organizer "This is a congress for peace that aims to provide an international alternative to the current NATO security system that is leading us to war, which is a systematic breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations." SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): NORA GARCIA, Representative of State Platform for Peace "We underst