STORY: Huawei high-end smartphones trigger buying spree among Chinese consumers
DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:14
LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): BAI YU, Xinhua correspondent
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN XUEQI, Manager, Huawei Flagship Store Shenzhen MixC World
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAN ZHIWEI, Consumer
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG ZHONGHAO, Consumer

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): BAI YU, Xinhua correspondent
"Huawei officially released its Mate 60 and Mate X5 folding screen phones. We can feel the hot sales scene here in China's high-tech hub of Shenzhen. The Mate 60 is currently out of stock and was almost sold out instantly upon release."

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN XUEQI, Manager, Huawei Flagship Store Shenzhen MixC World
"We have seen a constant stream of consumers coming in every day to experience the new phones. Consumers wait in long lines and they are very supportive of our brand. Our Mate 60 series support gesture control. So when watching a video, you can do a page-turning gesture without touching the screen. You just need to do a gesture, and it smoothly flips the page."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): PAN ZHIWEI, Consumer
"I think that performance of domestic smartphones is getting better and better now, in terms of the operating systems, materials, ergonomics, and user experience."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG ZHONGHAO, Consumer
"I have been using smartphones of foreign brands, but in recent years, domestic smartphones have developed rapidly. I am planning to switch to a domestic brand, and my expectations and hopes for domestic phones are quite high."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China.
(XHTV)