STORY: China's high-quality development drives innovation, global growth: Cuban scholar
SHOOTING TIME: recent footage
DATELINE: March 2, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:17
LOCATION: Havana
CATEGORY: ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba
2. various of cities of China
3. various of technology sectors of China
4. various of ports and cargo ships in Colombo

STORYLINE:

New quality productive forces are transforming China's economy towards innovation, sustainability, and global competitiveness, a Cuban scholar said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Senior researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba
"High-quality development has become a key concept in China's economic development strategy. It represents a shift from rapid quantitative growth - an extensive growth model - towards a sustainable, balanced, and innovative approach that prioritizes efficiency, technology, and societal well-being. In other words, it is a necessary step, a crucial transition toward building a more sophisticated and stable development model.
New quality productive forces are a comprehensive strategy to transform the economy towards innovation, sustainability, and global competitiveness.
There are many impressive aspects within the transformations taking place in China's economy.
China also leads in the electric vehicle sector, ensuring clean mobility for the country. The green transition that China is achieving presents a major opportunity for high-quality development.
The ongoing digitalization process in China provides significant strength. The Belt and Road Initiative, through its level of cooperation, has expanded international economic collaboration by transferring technology, contributing to infrastructure development, and strengthening economic ties with participating countries, creating significant opportunities for China."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Havana.
(XHTV)