STORY: Overseas Chinese talent conference for development underway in east China
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 20, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:32
LOCATION: FUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Fuzhou cityscape
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU LIN, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences 
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUE ZHENGJUN, Graduate from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
4. various of Fuzhou cityscape

STORYLINE:

The first Overseas Chinese Talent Conference for Development kicked off Wednesday in Fuzhou, China. 

More than 1,000 guests from 37 countries and regions are participating in the conference, and will conduct exchanges and engage in cooperation concerning overseas Chinese talent and economic development in key fields.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU LIN, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences
"In Fuzhou of Fujian Province, this platform for overseas Chinese is very valuable. I hope that this platform can play an important role, especially in advancing innovation in medical science and technology."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUE ZHENGJUN, Graduate from Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
"I think this conference is really a good opportunity for us, not only for academic exchange and collaboration, but also for learning valuable lessons from experienced forerunners. It provides us, the younger generation, with insights into issues like seeking investors and implementing projects with businesses and industries."

Fuzhou is well-known for being the hometown of a large number of Chinese who now reside abroad. According to statistics, there are more than 4.3 million overseas Chinese from Fuzhou currently living in over 170 countries and regions.

In recent years, Fuzhou has been optimizing the business environment for overseas Chinese. Since 2022, Fuzhou has introduced 17 projects involving overseas Chinese, with contracted foreign investment totaling 531 million U.S. dollars. 

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