STORY: American twin brothers impressed by China's green and low-carbon development
SHOOTING TIME: July 10-11, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:57
LOCATION: NANJING, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Parker and Addison's tour in Suzhou
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PARKER SUTTON, Student from Northeastern University, U.S.
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PARKER SUTTON, Student from Northeastern University, U.S.
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): PARKER SUTTON, Student from Northeastern University, U.S.
8. SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.

STORYLINE:

The car's really cool.

Two, one, Ni Hao (Hello) Suzhou.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PARKER SUTTON, Student from Northeastern University, U.S.
"My name is Parker Sutton. I was born and grew up in Berkeley, California. I'm pursuing a bachelor's of environmental studies at Northeastern University in Boston."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
"My name is Addison Sutton. I'm also from Berkeley, California. I'm currently pursuing a master's of global management at Thunderbird in Arizona."

Parker and Addison, twin brothers from the U.S., took part in a Sino-U.S. youth exchange program with a focus on sustainable development.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PARKER SUTTON, Student from Northeastern University, U.S.
"I chose to do this program because, with my major, it's really related to promoting sustainability and understanding how different countries use sustainability within their culture and their cities."

In Tongli New Energy Town in Suzhou, the twin brothers took an autonomous bus powered by solar panels installed on the road.

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
"The car is really cool. I think that is really cool to see technology that's autonomous, especially paired with solar energy. They're using technology to implement solar panels under the ground to charge electrical vehicles. I think this new energy town is really impressive and it's really good. Especially for the development of clean energy and as well as sustainability. Right now, (in) the world, we're seeing a lot of shifts with the climate, and I think that the solution we're seeing here, carbon-neutral and net carbon zero, as well as the solar powers underneath the ground for these electric cars is really amazing."

They said that the exchange program provides a bridge for the young people of China and America to communicate and discuss green and low-carbon development, jointly contributing to the promotion of sustainable development globally.
   
SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
"I think programs like this, where we can bring more Americans or even people from other countries to China and to other countries to see how they are using and promoting sustainable development is really one of the best ways to do it."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): PARKER SUTTON, Student from Northeastern University, U.S.
"I think a really good way for the United States and China to work together for environmental protection and to promote sustainability is the program such as these. I think that one of the most important things is for the new generation like myself to be educated on the different sustainability goals that are possible and to communicate across borders. We live in a global world."

The twin brothers said that such activity can enable young people from China and the U.S. to gain a deeper understanding of each other's countries and cultures, thus promoting mutual understanding and respect.

SOUNDBITE 7 (English): ADDISON SUTTON, Student from Thunderbird School of Global Management, U.S.
"And programs such as the one that we are on is a way to basically learn about the culture, the sustainability and just how each other's countries, cultures, foods and everything are together, and it really makes us connect to each other as human beings."

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