STORY: China's anti-desertification experience showcased at COP16 side event
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2024
DATELINE: Dec. 5, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: Riyadh
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): LI RUOLIN, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of the side event
3. SOUNTBITE 1 (Chinese): Lu Qi, Chief scientist of the Chinese Academy of Forestry
4. SOUNTBITE 2 (Chinese): JIA XIAOXIA, Deputy Director General of the Department of Desertification Control, National Forestry and Grassland Administration
5. SOUNTBITE 3 (English): VALERIE HICKEY, Global Director, Environment Department, World Bank

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): LI RUOLIN, Xinhua correspondent
"The China Pavilion at COP16 just held its first side event, with an aim to achieve sustainable development in vulnerable dryland ecosystems. Organized by China's Ningxia, the event introduced its continuous scientific efforts in desertification control."

SOUNTBITE 1 (Chinese): Lu Qi, Chief scientist of the Chinese Academy of Forestry
"China has been utilizing technology from the very beginning of desertification control. In the 1950s, during the construction of the Baotou-Lanzhou Railway, China achieved a groundbreaking achievement in railway-based desert control."

SOUNTBITE 2 (Chinese): JIA XIAOXIA, Deputy Director General of the Department of Desertification Control, National Forestry and Grassland Administration
"China's Three-North Shelterbelt Project, launched in 1978, has been ongoing for 46 years and is planned to span over 70 years in total. Guided by this long-term vision, we have established phased goals, advanced our techniques, and applied new technologies to address challenges, achieving remarkable success along the way."

SOUNTBITE 3 (English): VALERIE HICKEY, Global Director, Environment Department, World Bank
"What happened here at the China Pavilion today was, we heard about success. We heard about the future, we heard about what countries can do. In fact, this isn't a story of drought and desertification and land degradation. This is a story of restoration."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Riyadh.
(XHTV)