STORY: Inland river port in China's Henan transforms into shipping hub
SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024
DATELINE: June 9, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:20
LOCATION: ZHOUKOU, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): REN ZHUORU, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of the Zhoukou Port in central China's Henan Province
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GUANGXIAN, Chairman of Zhoukou Port Construction and Development Group Co., Ltd.
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YU, Deputy manager of container management at Zhoukou Port

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): REN ZHUORU, Xinhua correspondent
"I'm Xinhua correspondent Ren Zhuoru. Now I am at Zhoukou Port in Henan Province, central China. A batch of containers are being loaded onto the ships, bound for the Philippines and Vietnam. Let's take a look at how this inland province is integrated into the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road."

Zhoukou Port has witnessed a resurgence in river shipping in recent years, due to local efforts to revive its waterway shipping. 

The port has transformed into a gateway for the inland province, facilitating the flow of goods to and from Henan.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DU GUANGXIAN, Chairman of Zhoukou Port Construction and Development Group Co., Ltd.
"Zhoukou Port started operation in 2017, and we have already opened 16 domestic container shipping routes and 12 international routes, which includes the port of Miami in the U.S., the port of Tema in Ghana, the port of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and the Port of Manila in the Philippines and so on."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUAN YU, Deputy manager of container management at Zhoukou Port
"There are two types of goods being transported in this batch of containers. One is ammonium chloride bound for Vietnam, and the other is refractories bound for the Philippines. It will take about a month for them to arrive."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Zhoukou, Henan.
(XHTV)