STORY: Foreign expats embrace e-commerce boom in China's Hainan
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8, 2023
DATELINE: Dec. 30, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:07
LOCATION: HAIKOU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEBEDIANSKAIA DARIA, Russian expat
2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FAITH ONUORAH, Nigerian expat

STORYLINE:

With the rapid development of China's e-commerce economy, more and more foreign expats in Haikou, south China Hainan Province are engaging in live-streaming to keep up with the trend.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LEBEDIANSKAIA DARIA, Russian expat in China's Hainan
"I think anchors and online sales are very popular now. I want to know more about the related knowledge so that I can develop in this direction. It (China's e-commerce economy) is developing fast. We must seize the time to learn more and do our part. I plan to be an Internet influencer, starting with daily efforts. I plan to go back to my hometown and show the beauty of my hometown to the Chinese people, the beautiful Lake Baikal, as well as showing Chinese friends the Russian culture. As I get more and more followers, I can go live-streaming and sell products."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FAITH ONUORAH, Nigerian expat in China's Hainan
"Because the world is moving from the traditional way of shopping to e-commerce, many shops are already online. So if you are still in the traditional way of doing things, then the world has left you behind. China's e-commerce economy is really developed, very developed and it's very convenient. Whatever you buy online, the next day it comes. And if you don't like it, you can return it. Because the population of China is really huge. And I think China is moving higher and higher every day. China's e-commerce will continue to develop, that's what I believe in, because everyone is learning from it. My plan for next year is to sell products from my country, especially palm oil. So I will open an account next year."

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