STORY: Business insiders optimistic about China's market potentials
SHOOTING DATE: early footage 
DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:01
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of China
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN MCLEAN OBE, Chairman of Institute of Directors for the City of London & Chairman of China Britain Business Development Center
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANUEL C. MENENDEZ III, Chairman and CEO of MCM Group Holdings Ltd.
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SEBASTIAN WOOD, Chairman of China Affairs with Schroders
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZORAN ZUZA, Press officer, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JOHANNES ROREN, Managing Director of Ulstein China
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): BENJAMIN MGANA, Chief editor of Foreign News of the Guardian in Tanzania

STORYLINE:

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN MCLEAN OBE, Chairman of Institute of Directors for the City of London & Chairman of China Britain Business Development Center
"There is a lot of expertise in UK that wants to explore and develop and seek opportunities in China. I think there's a win-win combination there. So I'm optimistic about that."
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MANUEL C. MENENDEZ III, Chairman and CEO of MCM Group Holdings Ltd.
"I think the industries I've been in China have always been very cooperative. And I think we've worked well together. It's always been on the basis of mutual understanding, mutual respect, and mutual benefit."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SEBASTIAN WOOD, Chairman of China Affairs with Schroders
"We have many British companies which are major investors in China and some of those companies have a significant part of their supply chain here in China. China is an important emerging market. Global asset managers are increasingly interested in the markets in China."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ZORAN ZUZA, Press officer, the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
"We seriously have to think about it because China is a great country, big country, many opportunities for relationships, many opportunities for cooperation, especially economic (cooperation). I think Bosnia and Herzegovina and both entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina will use this opportunity."

SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JOHANNES ROREN, Managing Director of Ulstein China
"I believe that the Chinese market will be bigger and bigger. We see that's a big market potential."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): BENJAMIN MGANA, Chief editor of Foreign News of the Guardian in Tanzania
"China's steady economic growth this year has been a source of confidence for the global economy. Despite challenges in the international economic landscape, China has shown remarkable resilience and vitality. For countries like Tanzania and others in the developing world, this economic performance serves as a significant driver for global recovery."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)