STORY: China's Shaanxi, Tanzania's Dar es Salaam explore further cooperation
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 27, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:53
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the signing ceremony and forum
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese ambassador to Tanzania
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALBERT CHALAMILA, Regional commissioner, Dar es Salaam
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PRINCE KATUNZI, Policy analyst for the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF)

STORYLINE:

Shaanxi province in northwest China and Tanzania's Dar es Salaam region on Monday signed an agreement aimed at exploring investment opportunities to support economic development of both sides.

The agreement, which is the letter of intent for developing sister provinces between Shaanxi and Dar es Salaam, was signed between Li Mingyuan, a member of the Standing Committee of Communist Party of China Shaanxi Provincial Committee, and Albert Chalamila, the Dar es Salaam regional commissioner.

Chalamila said the agreement will enable investors from Shaanxi Province and Dar es Salaam region to explore investment opportunities available in Dar es Salaam region.

Chen Mingjian, the Chinese ambassador to Tanzania, said Shaanxi Province has a modern metropolis as well as impressive educational and industrial resources, while Dar es Salaam region is the commercial and transportation hub serving eight landlocked countries, which has the potential for exchange and cooperation in various fields.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese ambassador to Tanzania
"Exchanges and cooperation between the two sides, the two countries and two people in both national and sub-national levels have been growing with acceleration button on and enter a fast track demonstrating strong vitality. Nowadays Shaanxi Province has a modern metropolis as well as impressive educational and industrial resources. On the other hand, Dar es Salaam is the commercial and transportation hub serving at least eight landlocked countries in the surrounding area. There has always been a great deal of interest in heavy-duty trucks made by Shaanxi Automobile Group Limited. In addition to that, Tanzania has a variety of industries which complement with China."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALBERT CHALAMILA, Regional commissioner, Dar es Salaam
"In fact, your visit in Tanzania and Dar es Salaam is very important because it will also enable both of us to establish contacts, experience exchanges, counterpart cooperation and deepen understanding in various sectors and hence to set an arena for market expansion and building new partnership."

The signing ceremony was followed by a business forum.

Speaking at the forum, Prince Katunzi, policy analyst for the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), said the TPSF recognized the importance of international collaboration in achieving sustainable economic growth.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PRINCE KATUNZI, Policy analyst for the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF)
"We believe that partnerships between Chinese and Tanzanian enterprises can unlock avenues of opportunities for innovation, trade and investment, and collaboration, contributing to the prosperity of both our nations."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
(XHTV)