STORY: World media leaders amazed by China's fast development
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:45
LOCATION: KUNMING, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the 5th World Media Summit
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESZTER RIGO-KANTOR, Head of int'l relations of Duna Media Service Provider, Hungary
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GIANMARCO VOLPE, Global desk chief of Agenzia Nova, Italy
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KHALID MUBARAK SH S AL-SHAFI, Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula Newspaper, Qatar

STORYLINE:

Representatives at the 5th World Media Summit are amazed by China's development, praising the country's achievement in infrastructure construction, technological advancement and ecological protection.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESZTER RIGO-KANTOR, Head of int'l relations of Duna Media Service Provider, Hungary
"I think that the buildings, the infrastructure is just amazing. I think that China has changed over the last 20, 30 years in an incredible way and for a European person to see this, it's such a huge difference. It is a very fast-paced modernization as I can see. So I am very impressed actually."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GIANMARCO VOLPE, Global desk chief of Agenzia Nova, Italy
"It's impressive because you have a technological progress which is very important, very impressive for us as Westerners.
I might say that you have also an ecological sentiment. You are very careful about that. I've seen a lot of electric cars in the streets, so I think that's important for the planet and also for everybody, not only for you, but also for us in the Western world."

SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): KHALID MUBARAK SH S AL-SHAFI, Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula Newspaper, Qatar
"Now this is my second visit to China and honestly speaking, I'm amazed by the technological advancement and significant development in infrastructure and new cities in China."

The fifth World Media Summit (Yunnan, China), held in the city of Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, was attended by more than 300 representatives of around 80 institutions, including media outlets, international organizations and think tanks, from nearly 30 countries and regions.

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