GLOBALink | Foreign firms whitelisted in Shanghai resume production

STORY: Foreign firms whitelisted in Shanghai resume production DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Daikin Air-conditioning (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): HIROSHI INUI, Chairman, Daikin Air-conditioning (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 3. various of German skincare company Beiersdorf's factory in Shanghai 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN SHENGYANG, General manager, Beiersdorf Shanghai Manufacturing Center STORYLINE: Shanghai has whitelisted some companies including foreign firms to support their resumption of work and minimize the virus' impact on the supply chain. Daikin Air-conditioning (Shanghai) from Japan is among the second batch on the whitelist to resume operation. Production has fully restarted with 1,000 workers back to their positions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): HIROSHI INUI, Chairman, Daikin Air-conditioning (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. "I'm very happy and excited at the news of work resumption. I like working with my collea