Linfen City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 26, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of mountainous area

Fengnanyuan Village, Huozhou City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 26, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Locals applauding
3. Xi waving to residents
4. Locals applauding, cheering

Beijing, China - Jan 28, 2021 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Lawrence Kuhn, public intellectual and CGTN host (starting with shots 1-4/partially overlaid with shots 6-43):
"That President Xi Jinping extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese people is no surprise, and that he did so during his pre-Spring Festival inspection of Shanxi Province continues a tradition he has maintained for 10 consecutive years: visiting people at the primary, grassroots level, especially those from disadvantaged groups.

The Spring Festival is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, celebrated with family reunions. It is precisely during this happy time that Xi wants Chinese society not to forget those who are less fortunate.

'I came to Shanxi today primarily out of the concern for people whose work and lives were affected by last year's disaster,' Xi told villagers, referring to the devastating floods.

He visited Fengnanyuan Village in Huozhou City, one of the places hit hard by the raging waters. He learned about post-disaster reconstruction, crop replanting, disaster relief, and the emergency response system. His policy prescription is to dovetail reconstruction with rural vitalization, one of Xi's overarching principles for the new era.

Xi made a point to visit a family who had come out of poverty, hearing how they prospered through raising sheep and seeking work in other places. Several times he stressed consolidating the achievements of poverty eradication by advancing rural vitalization in order to improve people's lives.

Touring Pingyao, one of China's best-preserved ancient walled cities, Xi called for protecting and appreciating the country's cultural heritage. Encouraging the promotion of China's unique, traditional culture to the rest of the world, Xi said that the cultural industry should contribute to economic and social development, and he stressed the need to strengthen cultural self-confidence.

With winter power and heat supply in mind, especially in light of recent power outages, Xi inspected a company working on clean and efficient utilization of coal. Xi sought balance between keeping people warm and safe during winter, for which the supply of coal for coal-fired power plants is essential, and China achieving its goals of carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. He stressed that climate-change goals "are not something asked of us, but something we are doing on our own initiative," adding that these goals cannot be achieved easily, but efforts must be made immediately.

Looking ahead to the new year, the Year of the Tiger, Xi's expressed hope that the motherland would increase in prosperity and strength, two foundational pillars of the Chinese Dream, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

President Xi's Deep Message, on the occasion of the Spring Festival, is four-fold: prioritize people's well-being; remember those who are less fortunate; balance people's needs and sustainable development; and respect Chinese culture and traditions."
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China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of villagers making paper-cutting window decoration

Fengnanyuan Village, Huozhou City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 26, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of villager's yard, with Chinese New Year decorations
8. Various of villager inviting Xi into home, Xi walking in yard
9. Xi watching villagers making festive steamed buns
10. Steamed buns
11. Various of Xi making steamed bun with villagers

Beijing, China - Jan 28, 2021 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Graphic showing Xi's words

Fengnanyuan Village, Huozhou City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 26, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
13. Various of Xi reviewing village's reconstruction plan, progress
14. Xi walking in village
15. Chinese New Year decorations on gate
16. Xi talking to local family
17. Red lanterns
18. Pile of corns
19. Red lanterns
20. Xi talking with villagers
21. Xi visiting sheep cote
22. Photo on wall
23. Xi, local family talking

Fenxi County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 26, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
24. Various of villagers welcoming Xi

Pingyao Ancient Town, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 27, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
25. Aerial shots of traditional buildings
26. Rishengchang Museum
27. Various of Xi visiting specialty stores, experiencing process of making vinegar, talking with salesclerk, exterior of stores

Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, north China - Jan 27, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
28. Aerial shot of Shanxi Ruiguang Thermal Power Co. Ltd
29. Various of Chinese President Xi Jinping watching company introduction on screen, talking to company staff
30. Workers at control center for thermoelectric power generation
31. Various of Xi looking at operation data on screen
32. Various of Xi inspecting lab of robotic automation, robotic device in operation
33. Various of Xi inspecting coal storage yard, talking to company staff
34. Various of workers clapping, Xi waving to workers

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35. Aerial shot of mountainous area
36. Machine working
37. Bullet train being assembled
38. Plane flying
39. Rocket blasting
40. Aerial shot of bridge
41. Aerial shot of city
42. Sundial

FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
43. Tian'anmen Square
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's inspection visit to north China's Shanxi Province sends four signals — the prioritization of people's well-being, remembering those who are less fortunate, balancing people's needs and sustainable development, and respecting Chinese culture and traditions, according to a China Global Television Network (CGTN) video commentary released on Friday.

Robert Lawrence Kuhn, an international corporate strategist and investment banker, who also hosts CGTN's "The Watcher," made the comment after Xi's visit to Shanxi from Wednesday to Thursday.

The following is the commentary given by Kuhn:

That President Xi Jinping extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese people is no surprise, and that he did so during his pre-Spring Festival inspection of Shanxi Province continues a tradition he has maintained for 10 consecutive years: visiting people at the primary, grassroots level, especially those from disadvantaged groups.

The Spring Festival is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, celebrated with family reunions. It is precisely during this happy time that Xi wants Chinese society not to forget those who are less fortunate.

"I came to Shanxi today primarily out of the concern for people whose work and lives were affected by last year's disaster," Xi told villagers, referring to the devastating floods.

He visited Fengnanyuan Village in Huozhou City, one of the places hit hard by the raging waters. He learned about post-disaster reconstruction, crop replanting, disaster relief, and the emergency response system. His policy prescription is to dovetail reconstruction with rural vitalization, one of Xi's overarching principles for the new era.

Xi made a point to visit a family who had come out of poverty, hearing how they prospered through raising sheep and seeking work in other places. Several times he stressed consolidating the achievements of poverty eradication by advancing rural vitalization in order to improve people's lives.

Touring Pingyao, one of China's best-preserved ancient walled cities, Xi called for protecting and appreciating the country's cultural heritage. Encouraging the promotion of China's unique, traditional culture to the rest of the world, Xi said that the cultural industry should contribute to economic and social development, and he stressed the need to strengthen cultural self-confidence.

With winter power and heat supply in mind, especially in light of recent power outages, Xi inspected a company working on clean and efficient utilization of coal. Xi sought balance between keeping people warm and safe during winter, for which the supply of coal for coal-fired power plants is essential, and China achieving its goals of carbon peaking by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. He stressed that climate-change goals "are not something asked of us, but something we are doing on our own initiative," adding that these goals cannot be achieved easily, but efforts must be made immediately.

Looking ahead to the new year, the Year of the Tiger, Xi's expressed hope that the motherland would increase in prosperity and strength, two foundational pillars of the Chinese Dream, the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

President Xi's Deep Message, on the occasion of the Spring Festival, is four-fold: prioritize people's well-being; remember those who are less fortunate; balance people's needs and sustainable development; and respect Chinese culture and traditions.