STORY: Chinese manufacturing praised by foreign envoys for benefiting world
DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:05
LOCATION: HEFEI, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP 1 (English): LIU FANGQIANG, Xinhua correspondent
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TUMELO MOSEME, Charge d'affaires ad interim in the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in China
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIYABONGA C. CWELE, South African Ambassador to China
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TUMELO MOSEME, Charge d'affaires ad interim in the Embassy of the Kingdom of Lesotho in China

STORYLINE:

STANDUP 1 (English): LIU FANGQIANG, Xinhua correspondent
"Hello everyone, the 2023 World Manufacturing Convention kicks off here on Sept. 20 in Hefei, the capital of east China's Anhui Province, with a record number of exhibitors this year. And a group of foreign ambassadors and diplomats are also invited to come to attend this year's convention. Before the convention kicks off, the ambassadors and diplomats paid a visit to some local companies here in Hefei, including NIO, an electric vehicle company and also iFLYTEK, which focuses on artificial intelligence. Now let's take a look."

(Sir, what do you think of this car?)

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TUMELO MOSEME, Charge d'affaires ad interim of Embassy of Lesotho in China
"It is magnificent. Very beautiful! I hope it runs as fast as it looks. It looks fast. I hope it runs fast. And it looks safe. It feels safe, beautiful and comfortable."

(New energy vehicle is a big part of China's manufacturing right now. What do you think of China's new energy vehicle industry?)

"It is very progressive. Because today we're running out of fossil fuels, we need clean energy to clean up our climate, to clean up our environment. So China is setting a very good example."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIYABONGA C. CWELE, South African Ambassador to China
"Manufacturing is very key for developing countries. China has been the manufacturing capital of the world. And they become the leader because they move with times. They are not stagnant. Our minister will be also visiting EV companies like this one to see how best we can collaborate in terms of attracting some of these EVs to have presence in Africa, particularly South Africa."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): TUMELO MOSEME, Charge d'affaires ad interim of Embassy of Lesotho in China
"This company iFLYTEK really flies. It is up ahead of many technology companies that I know. It provides real solutions to real problems for the people. It puts people in front of every opportunity they get. They make sure that every development is for the benefit of the people. As I have a new translator (made by iFLYTEK) given to me as a present by a friend, and it is helping me learn Chinese, so each day I use it, I learn how to communicate better with my Chinese friends. Thank you!"

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