STORY: Russian expat enjoys her life in China
SHOOTING TIME: June 27, 2024
DATELINE: July 3, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: XIAMEN, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Anna Kovaleva living in China
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA KOVALEVA, Russian expat

STORYLINE:

Anna Kovaleva from Russia settled down in China's Xiamen in 2017. She married a local man, and they now have a lovely daughter.

Kovaleva is currently pursuing her doctorate degree at a Chinese university. She considers China her second home and aims to pursue an academic career here in the future.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English) ANNA KOVALEVA, Russian expat
"It was my first time in China in 2017. I was just curious because everyone knew at that time that China was making a big impact on the world economy. So I wanted to see it with my own eyes. I was truly amazed at how nice it is to live here, how convenient it is. I feel very lucky myself to spend all these years in China, learning from Chinese people and studying Chinese culture too. 
Right now, I study in Shenzhen MSU-BIT (University). I've chosen world economy as my major because the Chinese economic miracle, how people call it, made a huge impact on the whole world, on world economy in general, so I want to study it and I hope that other countries will also learn from China, and that my country maybe can adopt some good features of it, some good practices.
I keep saying that I feel like China is my second home, and I love it as my home country. As soon as I get my PhD, I would love to work in a Chinese university, or maybe a Chinese think tank or somewhere I can use my knowledge to help the economy grow. Because I do believe that when it comes to the world economy, the countries can do is to collaborate, to work together, to thrive together."
   
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xiamen, China.
(XHTV)