Rope rescue evacuates 9 trapped people after earthquake hits China's Sichuan

STORY: Rope rescue evacuates 9 trapped people after earthquake hits China's Sichuan DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of firefighters workingvarious of evacueesSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA QIDONG, FirefighterSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI LEITING, Firefighter STORYLINE: Nine people trapped by a landslide triggered by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that jolted Luding County in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday have been evacuated by firefighters with a rope rescue. Among the evacuees, an elderly person who sustained serious injuries is now in stable condition. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MA QIDONG, Firefighter "Now a member of the 'Flying Cat' team is fixing the rope on the steep slope so that rope can be lowered down to enable us to go down and up." During the rescue, the vulnerable, such as the elderly, children and women were given priority. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI LEITING, Firefighter "The team is now using the rope to transfer the trap

Cameroon's National Assembly deputy speaker hails China's model of democracy

STORY: Cameroon's National Assembly deputy speaker hails China's model of democracy DATELINE: July 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the deputy speaker workingvarious of meetingsvarious people casting votesSOUNDBITE (French): THEODORE DATOUO, Deputy Speaker of Cameroon's National Assembly STORYLINE: A prominent Cameroonian lawmaker has said the stunning progress and development in China point to the fact that the country is implementing a sound model of democracy. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Theodore Datouo, deputy speaker of Cameroon's National Assembly said Chinese democracy has created room for ordinary Chinese people to be much more engaged in running their communities and society. SOUNDBITE (French): THEODORE DATOUO, Deputy Speaker of Cameroon's National Assembly "Today's democracy in China has the advantage of producing results, because the purpose of any governance is for the well-being of the people. When we see the improvement of the we