STORY: My 2023 in China: Indian researcher impressed by academic atmosphere
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:57
LOCATION: FUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Fuzhou (File)
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): A R MAHAMMED SHAHEER, Postdoctoral researcher, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
3. various of Mahammed Shaheer working
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): A R MAHAMMED SHAHEER, Postdoctoral researcher, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
5. various of Mahammed Shaheer working
6. various of Fuzhou (File)
7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): A R MAHAMMED SHAHEER, Postdoctoral researcher, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
8. various of Fuzhou (File)
9. various of Mahammed Shaheer working
10. various of natural landscape in Fuzhou (File)

STORYLINE:

30-year-old A R Mahammed Shaheer, a postdoctoral researcher from India, has been living in Fuzhou, China for almost a year.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): A R MAHAMMED SHAHEER, Postdoctoral researcher, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"I join this institution in February 2023 as a postdoctoral researcher with Professor Liu Tianfu's group. She has done very good work in this field. And it is suitable for me also.
It's been like 10 months and it is a good experience either in work place or living place. I never felt I am away from home and it is kind of like, I feel now it is a second home. The neighbors and the colleagues, if you go outside, everyone will be helpful."

Shaheer's current research focuses on new semiconductor composites and their application in the fields such as photocatalysis and electrochromism.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): A R MAHAMMED SHAHEER, Postdoctoral researcher, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"I'm working on photocatalytic reactions by using hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks and metal-organic frameworks including certain metal-oxide materials for energy and environmental remediation applications."
After joining here, I learned a lot of things from my supervisor, colleagues and other teachers."
Chinese researchers are hardworking. They were learning everyday, new softwares, news materials, new instruments.
Everything is new experience. I'm living a good experience here."

In Shaheer's eyes, Fuzhou has undergone rapid development.

In 2023, several new subway lines were introduced, and the pace of building construction has notably accelerated. Within just a few months, towering new buildings have emerged on the cityscape.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): A R MAHAMMED SHAHEER, Postdoctoral researcher, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"They wanted the city clean, and look so beautiful. That's why Fujian's (provincial) government is taking lots of initiatives, like certain infrastructural changes. But because I am new here and I'm (still) exploring the city. (New) subway lines were also added to our city (this year).
I got a project from Young Foreign Talent Project. That one is around 200,000 RMB (about 28,060 U.S. dollars) for my research continuation. During this process, I've learned a lot of things. But I hope next year I will have a certain achievement in this field.
My aim in 2024 first is to complete all the work whatever I am currently carrying (out). And if possible, find out new work and complete that too."

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