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Germany-funded north China wetland protection project bears fruit

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STORY: Germany-funded north China wetland protection project bears fruit
DATELINE: Sept. 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:14
LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Hengshui Lake
2. SOUNDBITE (English): GISELA HAMMERSCHMIDT, Deputy Director General for Asia, Latin America, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe at German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

STORYLINE:

A German official spoke highly of a Sino-German financial cooperation project in north China's Hebei Province during her recent visit to China.

The project aiming to help protect the wetland in Hengshui Lake was launched in 2016 and completed this year. 

It utilized a total of 11.2 million euros (about 11.9 million U.S. dollars) of loans from the German government.

SOUNDBITE (English): GISELA HAMMERSCHMIDT, Deputy Director General for Asia, Latin America, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe at German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development 
"I appreciate having the opportunity today to visit Hengshui Lake. It is great to see firsthand the achievement and impact of the Chinese-German project in the very important field of protecting biodiversity and natural resources in combination with tourism. I understand that the cooperation during the implementation of the projects went very well, and the project had a remarkable impact on protecting the bird migration route of global importance."

Hengshui Lake is a national nature reserve that boasts a complete wetland ecosystem. It is home to 333 bird species, including 21 under China's top protection.

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

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