STORY: China's green transformation, innovation impress Summer Davos attendees
SHOOTING TIME: June 25, 2024
DATELINE: June 26, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:34
LOCATION: Dalian, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Summer Davos)
2. various of China's Liaoning Province
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESPEN MEHLUM, Head of Energy Transition Intelligence and Regional Acceleration at World Economic Forum
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEX ZHAVORONKOV, CEO, Insilico Medicine, the U.S.
5. various of China
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DIMITRI DE BOER, Chief Representative for China, ClientEarth
7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ESPEN MEHLUM, Head of Energy Transition Intelligence and Regional Acceleration at World Economic Forum
8. various of China
9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL HILLARY, Group Executive for Financing Operations, Development Bank of Southern Africa
10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SALIM HODALI PINILLA, Chief Retail, Bank of Palestine
11. various of 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Summer Davos)
12. various of China's Liaoning Province

STORYLINE:

Attendees at the 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, are impressed by China's growth-driving innovation and green transformation.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ESPEN MEHLUM, Head of Energy Transition Intelligence and Regional Acceleration at World Economic Forum
"There's been strong policies (in China), very clear planning as well with the five-year plans and amazing growth in clean energy, manufacturing, solar, wind, batteries, electromobility. A number of areas. So, this has really helped China both grow green energy and jobs."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ALEX ZHAVORONKOV, CEO, Insilico Medicine, the U.S.
"Science and technology is touching every area of economic development (in China). China is very focused on science and technology, investing very heavily."

By the end of 2023, China's cumulative installed capacity of wind power and photovoltaic energy reached 1.05 bln kilowatts, accounting for 40 pct of the world's total installed new energy capacity.

China has set up over 3,600 green factories, 270 green industrial parks, 408 green supply-chain enterprises, promoting nearly 30,000 green products.

Green development is taking shape on a large scale in almost all economic and social sectors in China, including infrastructure, energy, transportation, among others.

Attendees at the Summer Davos say that China's experiences and knowledge in green transformation could benefit many other countries.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DIMITRI DE BOER, Chief Representative for China, ClientEarth
"China's growth model is now switching very much towards the green sectors and the strategic sectors of the future."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ESPEN MEHLUM, Head of Energy Transition Intelligence and Regional Acceleration at World Economic Forum
"We need to make sure that this clean energy revolution touches all countries of the world. That's where China is playing a leading role. This has really helped also reduce the cost of clean energy for consumers in many countries and benefiting those and giving access to the technology revolution."

China is striving to foster and strengthen new quality productive forces through the deep integration of sci-tech innovation and industrial upgrading.

This is expected to create new dynamics for high-quality development for the country.

Many attendees at the Summer Davos speak highly of China's leadership in innovation, science and technology.

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL HILLARY, Group Executive for Financing Operations, Development Bank of Southern Africa
"For me, what really, really stands out is the (China's) continual focus on innovation and growth. So it's about seeing a better world."


SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SALIM HODALI PINILLA, Chief Retail, Bank of Palestine
"Our economy has ties with China and now focusing on AI technology and so on. This is an eye-opening for what's coming next, and China is leading in this in the world."

Over 1,700 representatives of the political, business, academic and media communities from more than 100 countries and regions are attending the three-day meeting, which kicked off on Tuesday in the coastal city of Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

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