STORY: Photo exhibition on China's historic transformation opens in Moscow
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 30, 2024
DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2024
LENGTH: 0:02:42
LOCATION: Moscow
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of opening ceremony of the photo exhibition
2. various of the photo exhibition
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian): IVAN BORISOVICH ARKHIPOV, Deputy Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association

STORYLINE:

Xinhua, China's state news agency, on Monday opened a photo exhibition in Moscow, showcasing China's historical transformation in the past decades.

The exhibition, launched one day ahead of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC), features 269 unique photographs spanning various historical periods, selected from Xinhua's collection of over 10 million images, the largest photo archive in the country.

During the opening ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui noted that while 75 years may seem like a brief moment in human history, it represents a period of tremendous change for the Chinese people and the Chinese nation.

"Modern-day China has reached unprecedented and colossal achievements. China is committed to innovative development, openness, and green development, and strives to accelerate the formation of new productive forces," he said.

According to Galina Kulikova, first deputy chairperson of the Russia-China Friendship Association, and a recipient of China's Friendship Medal, the exhibition fully illustrates Chinese-Russian cooperation in various fields.

"Today, bilateral cooperation is being promoted dramatically due to the active strategic interaction between our countries," she noted.

China's Belt and Road Initiative and the country's effort to build a community with a shared future for mankind demonstrate that China is not only focused on its own development, but is also directly contributing to the successful development of other countries and peoples, she added.

SOUNDBITE (Russian): IVAN BORISOVICH ARKHIPOV, Deputy Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association
"(Nearly) 300 photographs show many important and emotional moments in China's history, and of course, Xinhua News Agency has carefully selected its unique materials, and beautifully displayed them with balance. A boy salutes the soldiers who saved him after the earthquake; A happy girl sits in the canteen with her colleagues. Youth and happiness are written in her eyes. This is already new China, the brand new China after the reform and opening up."

The photo exhibition, which will last for a month, is jointly organized by the Eurasia Bureau of Xinhua and Zhongchengtong International Investment Co., Ltd with the support of the Chinese Embassy in Russia.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Moscow.
(XHTV)