STORY: China's central regions look to reform, innovation for high-quality development
SHOOTING TIME: July 22 -Aug. 1, 2024
DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:43
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of China's development
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIN XIAOLONG, Chairman and general manager, Nanchang Xiangtang Railway Port Development Co., Ltd.
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU YOU, Human Resources Department of CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUE YONGPENG, Deputy director of Central-China Agricultural Valley Administrative Committee
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DENG GUOQING, Director of the scientific development department of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): JIN SHENGLONG, Chairman of Shanxi Hua Na Battery Cells Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

STORYLINE:

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held its third plenary session last month, and adopted a resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization.

The reforming spirit is seen as essential for further energizing the country's central regions in the new era.

This emphasis on reform can be seen in many areas, including finance, business, trade, innovation and green technology.

A major land port for international trade in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, is bustling with rail freight. The customs authorities have implemented reform measures for faster declaration and clearance.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YIN XIAOLONG, Chairman and general manager, Nanchang Xiangtang Railway Port Development Co., Ltd.
"We will thoroughly implement the guiding principles of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee. We will make good use of the China-Europe freight trains connected to Central Asia and the EU, and the rail-sea transport routes connected to Japan, South Korea, ASEAN countries and Australia, and strive to pursue high-standard opening up."

The third plenary session stressed that opening up is a defining feature of Chinese modernization.

The city of Zhuzhou in Hunan Province has also gained vigorous momentum through reform. By establishing a modern enterprise system, the state-owned CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd. has exported rail-transit products to 52 countries and regions.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WU YOU, Human Resources Department of CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd.
"Our company actively participates in vocational education and personnel training. We place emphasis on the construction of training bases, hands-on training for teachers and students, and the development of high-speed rail workshops.

The Central-China Agricultural Valley is an agricultural innovation platform developed by Henan, China's major wheat-producing province.

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YUE YONGPENG, Deputy director of Central-China Agricultural Valley Administrative Committee
"Central-China Agricultural Valley takes extraordinary measures to focus on integration of innovation platforms, improving breeding technologies, construction of germplasm resources bank. We also help to build the innovative center focused on the national biology breeding industry to improve the innovation ability."

On an islet of less than 3 square km in Hefei, Anhui Province, efficient technologies have been applied by Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DENG GUOQING, Director of the scientific development department of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
"Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences has built a diversified and comprehensive system for the commercialization of scientific and technological achievements, ranging from outcome transformation platforms to key core technology platforms, as well as industry incubation platforms.

The city of Yangquan in Shanxi Province, one of China's largest anthracite-producing areas, has abandoned its path of dependence on coal and pursued innovation-driven, eco-friendly development.

SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): JIN SHENGLONG, Chairman of Shanxi Hua Na Battery Cells Energy Technology Co., Ltd. 
"We have thoroughly studied the guiding principles of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee recently. We will continue to strengthen scientific and technological research efforts, promote our products to all fields of new energy industry, and make our own due contributions to our country's low-carbon transformation and green transformation. "

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)