STORY: China makes every effort for peace in Mideast: experts
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 20/Nov. 21/Nov. 22, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:04
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOKHTAR GHOBASHY, Deputy chairman of Cairo-based Arab Center for Political and Strategic Studies
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies
3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MULUNEH GEBRE, Senior Ethiopian Media Professional
4. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of China-Brazil Center for Research and Business
5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Indonesian): NOVI BASUKI, Indonesian expert
6. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Pakistani expert
7. SOUNDBITE 7 (Arabic): HANI AL-MASRI, Director of Ramallah-based Masarat Center for Research and Studies
8. SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ANDRE THOMASHEIZEN, German expert

STORYLINE:

The new round of Palestine-Israel conflict has killed over 14,000 people in Gaza and claimed around 1,200 lives in Israel. 

Since the outbreak of the ongoing conflict, China has maintained close communication with relevant parties, and made every effort to promote peace talks and cool down the situation.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOKHTAR GHOBASHY, Deputy chairman of Cairo-based Arab Center for Political and Strategic Studies
"China's position on the Palestinian issue is excellent.
Its position is in line with many fundamental ones towards this issue."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of Ankara-based Turkish Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies
"China has been pursuing a very active policy from the beginning of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Beijing called two sides to calm down, and also end the conflicts, and also the settlement of some immediate problems."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MULUNEH GEBRE, Senior Ethiopian Media Professional
"I believe that the BRICS member states especially China will have a big role to deescalate the conflict between Israel and Palestine, because the BRICS member states especially China are considered as neural to negotiate peace between Israel and Palestine."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of China-Brazil Center for Research and Business
"As for China's role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it has been an advocate for a standard, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security approach."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Indonesian): NOVI BASUKI, Indonesian expert
"I think China has taken very good steps, very concrete steps." 

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): MOHAMMAD ALI KHAN, Pakistani expert
"I'm very happy that a huge power like China is talking so sensibly, is talking peace, is talking ceasefire, is talking two-state solution."

SOUNDBITE 7 (Arabic): HANI AL-MASRI, Director of Ramallah-based Masarat Center for Research and Studies
"I believe that China feels the importance of increasing its role in confronting this crisis that affects people and countries of the world, and thus the global economy and international security and stability."

SOUNDBITE 8 (English): ANDRE THOMASHEIZEN, German expert
"China's position in the current Middle Eastern conflict is, of course, one to restore peace in the international system. So it is essential for stability in the international system of nations."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)