NAME: CHN DISEASE 240505Nx TAPE: EF05/0460 IN_TIME: 10:51:30:23 DURATION: 00:02:40:09 SOURCES: APTN/Xinhua DATELINE: Various - 23/24 May 2005 RESTRICTIONS: SHOTLIST Xinhua TV Quanji, Qinghai Province - 23 May 2005 (MUTE) 1. Wide shot truck stops at quarantine checkpoint on road set up by provincial epidemic command centre 2. Official in white protective clothing sprays truck 3. Close up spraying of truck interior 4. Mid shot driver of truck signs log book 5. Wide shot man signing book with officials in protective gear standing by 6. Wide shot officials in gowns spraying motorcycle 7. Mid shot men work with spray and disinfectant tanks 8. Notice in Mandarin says "Bird Island area temporarily off limits to tourists due to migratory birds breeding." (Notice does not mention avian flu outbreak) 9. Pan from buildings to checkpoint 10. Pull out from "Bird Island" sign to road checkpoint 11. Spraying of motorbike with three passengers seated 12. Closer shot of spraying 13. Various of officials spraying another bike 14. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Dang Chen Yan, Deputy Director, Epidemic Command Centre, Qinghai province: "We launched an emergency quarantine for the whole province to inspect domestic poultry and ordered the hygiene department to take bird flu epidemic prevention measures and monitoring work, and closely watch for bird-to-human transmissions." 15. Mid shot inspector spraying side of vehicle APTN Beijing - 24 May 2005 16. Two shots of Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Beijing representative Doctor Noureddin Mona working at his desk 17. Computer screen 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Noureddin Mona, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Beijing representative: "H-5 has really nine different varieties of virus types. And the same type (as the one in Qinghai) last year caused the death of about 48 people in Thailand and in Cambodia and Vietnam." 19. Reporter seated with Mona APTN Shenjiaying, near Beijing - 24 May 2005 20. Wide shot start of road leading into town with village officials watching it and canister of disinfectant 21. Closer shot villager sitting at start of road with canister of disinfectant 22. Various shots of cow in courtyard of house 23. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Village Official (no name available): "The (foot and mouth) epidemic has been brought under control...the situation now is very good and there are no problems at all." APTN Beijing - 24 May 2005 24. Set up shot Food and Agriculture Organisation Beijing representative, Noureddin Mona 25. SOUNDBITE (English) Noureddin Mona, FAO Beijing representative: "We have not received from the ministry any appeal or any request for any assistance so far." APTN Shenjiaying, near Beijing - 24 May 2005 26. Mid shot villager watching road STORYLINE United Nations officials in Beijing say there is no evidence that the deadly bird flu virus outbreak in western China has spread to domestic poultry or humans. Millions of doses of avian flu vaccine have been rushed to Qinghai province where migrating geese were found dead earlier this month. The bar-headed geese were found dead in Qinghai Lake, China's biggest saltwater lake. The area is home to a group of rare, endangered birds, including black-necked cranes and wild swans. Television footage on Monday showed health workers in white protective suits and masks spraying disinfectant on vehicles in the village of Quanji. A notice posted in Quanji said the area had been closed off to protect migrating birds and made no mention of the bird flu virus. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) official Noureddin Mona said the Chinese government assured him that the situation in Qinghai was under control, and that vaccinations should be complete within a few days. He added that the strain of H5N1 virus found in the dead geese had to be compared with with bird flu virus discovered elsewhere in domestic poultry. In a separate development on Tuesday, Chinese authorities barred access to villages outside Beijing where they reportedly have slaughtered thousands of cows to stop an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Police at roadblocks stopped outsiders from entering the villages northwest of the Chinese capital and the roads were wet with what appeared to be disinfectant. Health and agriculture officials have refused to confirm a report by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post that cows have been slaughtered in an attempt to stop an outbreak of foot and mouth. Noureddin Mona said his organisation had not received any requests for assistance from the Chinese government. This month, China reported outbreaks of the illness in the eastern cities of Tai'an and Wuxi but none near Beijing in the country's north. The disease, affecting cows, sheep, goats and other cloven-footed animals, isn't usually fatal, but authorities slaughter animals to stop its spread.

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Time lapse photography at natural landscape along the Grand Canal in Wuxi City,

Wide view of stacks of aluminium at aluminum stockyard in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, on Monday, December 11, 2023.

NAME: WORLD RESPONSE 010105N TAPE: EF05/0003 IN_TIME: 10:43:53:19 DURATION: 00:05:35:14 SOURCES: Various DATELINE: Various - 31 Dec/1 Jan 2005 RESTRICTIONS: See Script SHOTLIST APTN New York - 1 January 2005 1. Various of Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief entering presser at UN headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief: "We need helicopter carriers, we need ships with helicopters that can be outside of the coasts and not clogged for the air strips that you see inland. Several countries including the United States, Australia and India are already helping in this." 3. Cutaway journalist 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief: "No place is as hard hit as Sumatra and Aceh, it may be three fourths of all casualties there, we will never get a casualty figure, I said yesterday that 150 thousand will be my estimate, I am sure that will be higher than that but I am also sure that we will never know how many people were washed to sea and will never ever be found." 5. Egeland leaving briefing room CHANNEL 4 - No re-use/re-sale without clearance/No Internet London - 1 January 2005 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister: "First , it seemed a terrible disaster, a terrible tragedy, but I think as the days have gone on, people have recognised it as a global catastrophe and it is not the simple absolute horror of what has happened and how many different people''s lives have been touched in different ways, and even in our own country, most of us know people who have in some way have been touched by it. But is also the fact that the consequences of this, and not just short term and immediate, but long term and will require a great deal of work by the international community for months if not years to come." CCTV Beijing - 1 January 2005 7. Wide of the meeting in Beijing, people applauding President Hu Jintao''s speech 8. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Hu Jintao, Chinese President: "We express our sympathy to the victims. The Chinese government and its people will offer the best assistance possible to help them, and we hope these friendly neighbours can overcome the difficulty, win the battle against the disaster and reconstruct their homelands as soon as possible." Nanning, Guangxi autonomous region - 31 December 2004 9. Various of students making donations Wuxi, Jiangsu - 31 December 2004 ?? shots 10. Wide of candle lighting ceremony 11. Two children in the ceremony holding candles 12. People placing candles in a courtyard Beijing - 1 January 2005 13. Wide pan of ceremony, people holding cheques 14. Buddhist leaders from mainland China and Taiwan presiding the ceremony 15. Various of people making donations APTN Hong Kong - 1 January 2005 16. Pull out of donation box to Lee Wing-tat, Chairman of Democratic Party, making donation appeals in street 17. Close up bank notes being put into box 18. Close up donated bank notes inside box 19. Hong Kong Chief Executive, Tung Chee-hwa, blows horn to open the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB)''s "2005 New Year Walk" 20. Various participants put money into donation boxes AuBC No re-use/re-sale without clearance/No Internet Sydney - 1 January 2005 21. Wide set up shot of Australian Prime Minister John Howard 22. SOUNDBITE (English) John Howard, Australian Prime Minister: "This will be a very important opportunity for leaders of countries in the region, and also representatives of other countries, including the United States to discuss ways of further enhancing the aid effort, of coordinating the aid that''s already offered and making sure the response is appropriately pitched to the medium and longer term." Vatican TV Vatican 23. Wide of pilgrims and tourists cheering at St. Peter''s square 24. Mid shot of applause 25. Mid shot of Pope John Paul II speaking to the crowd at the window of his private studio 26. SOUNDBITE (Italian) Pope John Paul II (partly overlaid by pan of St. Peter''s square): "In assuring my prayer for the victims of the catastrophe and for their families, I note favourably the solidarity efforts which are developing in every part of the world." 27. Banners reading Sri Lanka among the crowd of pilgrims and tourists APTN Rome 28. Wide shot of rally of Sant''Egidio community, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) 29. Mid shot of donations 30. Close-up of money donation 31. Mid shot of nuns from Indonesia, with banner reading ''Aceh'' 32. Mid shot of children with banners 33. Close-up of woman donating money 34. CU mobile phones donation to 48580 toll free number, screen reading "solidarity" STORYLINE As global pledges for tsunami victims rose to around 2 billion (b) US dollars, the UN humanitarian chief said Saturday the biggest challenge was getting aid to survivors. Jan Egeland warned that the relief effort was hampered by the fact that transportation links had been destroyed, saying it would take many days before the relief effort reached all affected areas. Egeland said helicopter carriers, five air traffic control units, a hundred boats, several hundred trucks and new C-17 and C-130 cargo airplanes were needed to get food, water and medicine to those who survived the tsunami that killed more than 100,000 across South Asia. Egeland also warned that the number of dead will continue to rise. He said five million survivors were at risk, and that cholera was a severe risk in Indonesia. Egeland appealed directly to ministers from the core group of nations set up by the United States during a telephone conference on Friday night at 10 p.m. (0300 GMT) for logistical support. The core group includes India, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands and Japan. Japan has so far made the largest pledge of 500 million US dollars. In London, British Prime Minister Tony Blair made his first public comments about the tsunami disaster on Saturday. He described it as a "global catastrophe" and that it "will require a great deal of work by the international community for months if not years to come" to bring back the affected countries to what they were. In China, during his new year''s day speech, Chinese President Hu Jintao said that China would "offer the best assistance possible" to help the victims of the tsunami. "We hope these friendly neighbours can overcome the difficulty, win the battle against the disaster and reconstruct their homelands as soon as possible", he added. China announced it will add around 60 million US dollars of humanitarian aid to the tsunami-hit countries, taking the total assistance pledged by Beijing to over 62 million. China''s state Central Television also showed some footage of people from all walks of life and from across China donating and praying for the tsunami-hit countries and their people. A ceremony presided by buddhists from mainland China and Taiwan was also held in Beijing on Saturday. According to the Xinhua news agency a total of 9.93 million yuan (1.2 million US dollars) was donated at the service. Further south in Hong Kong, political parties put aside their differences to help raising funds for South Asia tsunami relief campaign on the first day of New Year. Donation boxes have been placed around the city. Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said on Saturday he would attend a major global summit on the devastating tsunami, which is feared to have claimed up to 120 Australian lives. The summit, to be held on January 6, will draw together regional and world leaders to discuss the response to the tsunami tragedy in which as many as 150,000 people have died. In the Vatican, Pope John Paul II celebrated a special Mass early on Saturday in his private chapel for the victims of the Indian Ocean tidal waves. He later publicly praised the outpouring of aid for the stricken populations as a sign of hope for 2005. By Saturday, Italians had collected more than 20,353 million (m) US dollars through SMS text donations by mobile phones. The money was to be forward to the Italian Civil Defence, which is providing field hospitals and medical staff to Asia countries. No re-use/re-sale without clearance/No Internet

Wuxi ,Jiangsu Province , china, Apr 1, 2024:A fitness trail by the Grand Canal Lake in spring.Walk in the poetic scroll of the East gate of the Ancient Canal in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, and feel the new changes of urban development on foot.

Aerial view of unfinished buildings, abandoned part way through construction in Wuxi, China. China's economic recovery is losing momentum after an initial burst in consumer and business activity early in the year, prompting calls for more policy stimulus to bolster growth. In Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Unfinished buildings, abandoned part way through construction in Wuxi, China. China's economic recovery is losing momentum after an initial burst in consumer and business activity early in the year, prompting calls for more policy stimulus to bolster growth. In Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

China water town night view, in Wuxi, China

Wuxi ,Jiangsu Province , china,Jun 3, 2024:The charming night of Qingming Bridge ancient Canal scenic spotThe scenic spot is formed by the intersection of two millennia-shaped ancient rivers and two ancient streets along the river, gathering rich historical relics and cultural landscapes of China. One of the most famous is the "ancient canal out of print the essence of the" reputation of "Jiangnan water lane." The OARS sound, light shadows, ancient Bridges and dwellings along the river formed a natural "water profile of the ancient canal folk customs". The historical and cultural landscape of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as ancient kilns, ancient houses, ancient streets, ancient Bridges, ancient temples, pagodas, temples, alleys and docks, can be called a wonderful representation of Oriental culture.

Wuxi ,Jiangsu Province , china,Jun 3, 2024:The charming night of Qingming Bridge ancient Canal scenic spotThe scenic spot is formed by the intersection of two millennia-shaped ancient rivers and two ancient streets along the river, gathering rich historical relics and cultural landscapes of China. One of the most famous is the "ancient canal out of print the essence of the" reputation of "Jiangnan water lane." The OARS sound, light shadows, ancient Bridges and dwellings along the river formed a natural "water profile of the ancient canal folk customs". The historical and cultural landscape of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as ancient kilns, ancient houses, ancient streets, ancient Bridges, ancient temples, pagodas, temples, alleys and docks, can be called a wonderful representation of Oriental culture.

Wuxi ,Jiangsu Province , china,Jun 3, 2024:Nanchang street, wuxi qingming bridge ancient canal scenic area.The scenic spot is formed by the intersection of two millennia-shaped ancient rivers and two ancient streets along the river, gathering rich historical relics and cultural landscapes of China. One of the most famous is the "ancient canal out of print the essence of the" reputation of "Jiangnan water lane." The OARS sound, light shadows, ancient Bridges and dwellings along the river formed a natural "water profile of the ancient canal folk customs". The historical and cultural landscape of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as ancient kilns, ancient houses, ancient streets, ancient Bridges, ancient temples, pagodas, temples, alleys and docks, can be called a wonderful representation of Oriental culture.

Wuxi ,Jiangsu Province , china,Jun 3, 2024:Nanchang street, wuxi qingming bridge ancient canal scenic area.The scenic spot is formed by the intersection of two millennia-shaped ancient rivers and two ancient streets along the river, gathering rich historical relics and cultural landscapes of China. One of the most famous is the "ancient canal out of print the essence of the" reputation of "Jiangnan water lane." The OARS sound, light shadows, ancient Bridges and dwellings along the river formed a natural "water profile of the ancient canal folk customs". The historical and cultural landscape of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as ancient kilns, ancient houses, ancient streets, ancient Bridges, ancient temples, pagodas, temples, alleys and docks, can be called a wonderful representation of Oriental culture.