China-Globalization/BRI/Chilean Ambassador

Free trade Initiatives, including BRI enhance globalization: Chilean ambassador

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FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Feb 12, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of port scenes

FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of port, facilities, containers

Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Heine, Chilean Ambassador to China (starting with shot 2):
"Because in the earlier phase of the current wave of globalization, you know, in the 1990s and early 2000s, the view was that globalization would benefit the north, that it was the United States and Europe, they would be the great winners of globalization. Now what is happening now I found is most fascinating; it is the United States and many European countries that are retreating from globalization and they talk about decoupling and they talk about, in effect, erect barriers and all sorts of walls to impede free trade and the free movement of goods. And it is countries like China and countries in Africa and in Latin America that say 'no, we need free trade'. So, this is a remarkable turnaround that we have seen. It used to be that the United States was a great champion of free trade. It no longer is. It talks about fair trade now."

Henan Province, central China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Truck leaving Zhengzhou Railway port
5. Plane taking off
6. Various of parcels being packed
7. Various of boxes of fruits being packed, transported
8. Various of parcels being sorted, transported

Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Heine, Chilean Ambassador to China (ending with shots 10-14):
"For the past, you know, nine years, we have seen how the BRI has been criticized and decried by northern countries, saying that this is part of debt diplomacy, an effort to make countries in the global south incur debts and borrow money that they don't need and build white elephants that they don't need and so on and so forth. Suddenly they changed their tune. In the G7 they came up with this thing -- PTII, Partnership for Global Investment in Infrastructure, and realizing yes, actually the global south needs infrastructure and so now countries in the north are also getting into the act. It seems to me that why China should persist in its approach of defending free trade, working with the global south, moving forward on initiatives like BRI because that is where the future lies."

FILE: China - Date, Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Aerial shot of port
11. Aerial shots of train moving, containers

Anhui Province, east China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Sign reading "China Customs"
13. Various of customs officers working, checking goods

FILE: Dhaka, Bangladesh - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Aerial shots of bridge under construction

FILE: Cairo, Egypt - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Forklift at warehouse
16. Various of engineers talking

Storyline


China and other south countries should defend free trade and move forward on initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) because that is where the future lies, Chilean Ambassador to China Jorge Heine said during an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN).

Nowadays, developing countries are more willing to contribute to globalization while the United States and European countries seldom mention globalization or free trade and even try to impede free trade, according to Heine.

"Because in the earlier phase of the current wave of globalization, you know, in the 1990s and early 2000s, the view was that globalization would benefit the north, that it was the United States and Europe, they would be the great winners of globalization. Now what is happening now I found is most fascinating; it is the United States and many European countries that are retreating from globalization and they talk about decoupling and they talk about, in effect, erect barriers and all sorts of walls to impede free trade and the free movement of goods. And it is countries like China and countries in Africa and in Latin America that say 'no, we need free trade'. So, this is a remarkable turnaround that we have seen. It used to be that the United States was a great champion of free trade. It no longer is. It talks about fair trade now," said Heine.

It is the south countries that are championing free trade and people should focus on the initiatives like BRI because that is where the big opportunities are and where the future lies, according to Heine.

"For the past, you know, nine years, we have seen how the BRI has been criticized and decried by northern countries, saying that this is part of debt diplomacy, an effort to make countries in the global south incur debts and borrow money that they don't need and build white elephants that they don't need and so on and so forth. Suddenly they changed their tune. In the G7 they came up with this thing -- PTII, Partnership for Global Investment in Infrastructure, and realizing yes, actually the global south needs infrastructure and so now countries in the north are also getting into the act. It seems to me that why China should persist in its approach of defending free trade, working with the global south, moving forward on initiatives like BRI because that is where the future lies," said Heine.

The BRI refers to the initiative on the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It is aimed at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes.

BRI transport projects could by 2030 help lift 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty and 32 million people out of moderate poverty globally, according to a report from the World Bank.

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  • ID : 8293319
  • Dateline : Recent/File
  • Location : China
  • Category : economy, business and finance
  • Duration : 2'29
  • Audio Language : English/Nats/Part Mute
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2022-09-29 03:50
  • Last Modified : 2022-09-29 12:22:09
  • Version : 3

China-Globalization/BRI/Chilean Ambassador

Free trade Initiatives, including BRI enhance globalization: Chilean ambassador

Dateline : Recent/File

Location : China

Duration : 2'29

  • English


FILE: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, south China - Feb 12, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Aerial shots of port scenes

FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
2. Various of port, facilities, containers

Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Heine, Chilean Ambassador to China (starting with shot 2):
"Because in the earlier phase of the current wave of globalization, you know, in the 1990s and early 2000s, the view was that globalization would benefit the north, that it was the United States and Europe, they would be the great winners of globalization. Now what is happening now I found is most fascinating; it is the United States and many European countries that are retreating from globalization and they talk about decoupling and they talk about, in effect, erect barriers and all sorts of walls to impede free trade and the free movement of goods. And it is countries like China and countries in Africa and in Latin America that say 'no, we need free trade'. So, this is a remarkable turnaround that we have seen. It used to be that the United States was a great champion of free trade. It no longer is. It talks about fair trade now."

Henan Province, central China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Truck leaving Zhengzhou Railway port
5. Plane taking off
6. Various of parcels being packed
7. Various of boxes of fruits being packed, transported
8. Various of parcels being sorted, transported

Beijing, China - Recent (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jorge Heine, Chilean Ambassador to China (ending with shots 10-14):
"For the past, you know, nine years, we have seen how the BRI has been criticized and decried by northern countries, saying that this is part of debt diplomacy, an effort to make countries in the global south incur debts and borrow money that they don't need and build white elephants that they don't need and so on and so forth. Suddenly they changed their tune. In the G7 they came up with this thing -- PTII, Partnership for Global Investment in Infrastructure, and realizing yes, actually the global south needs infrastructure and so now countries in the north are also getting into the act. It seems to me that why China should persist in its approach of defending free trade, working with the global south, moving forward on initiatives like BRI because that is where the future lies."

FILE: China - Date, Location Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Aerial shot of port
11. Aerial shots of train moving, containers

Anhui Province, east China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
12. Sign reading "China Customs"
13. Various of customs officers working, checking goods

FILE: Dhaka, Bangladesh - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
14. Aerial shots of bridge under construction

FILE: Cairo, Egypt - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Forklift at warehouse
16. Various of engineers talking


China and other south countries should defend free trade and move forward on initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) because that is where the future lies, Chilean Ambassador to China Jorge Heine said during an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN).

Nowadays, developing countries are more willing to contribute to globalization while the United States and European countries seldom mention globalization or free trade and even try to impede free trade, according to Heine.

"Because in the earlier phase of the current wave of globalization, you know, in the 1990s and early 2000s, the view was that globalization would benefit the north, that it was the United States and Europe, they would be the great winners of globalization. Now what is happening now I found is most fascinating; it is the United States and many European countries that are retreating from globalization and they talk about decoupling and they talk about, in effect, erect barriers and all sorts of walls to impede free trade and the free movement of goods. And it is countries like China and countries in Africa and in Latin America that say 'no, we need free trade'. So, this is a remarkable turnaround that we have seen. It used to be that the United States was a great champion of free trade. It no longer is. It talks about fair trade now," said Heine.

It is the south countries that are championing free trade and people should focus on the initiatives like BRI because that is where the big opportunities are and where the future lies, according to Heine.

"For the past, you know, nine years, we have seen how the BRI has been criticized and decried by northern countries, saying that this is part of debt diplomacy, an effort to make countries in the global south incur debts and borrow money that they don't need and build white elephants that they don't need and so on and so forth. Suddenly they changed their tune. In the G7 they came up with this thing -- PTII, Partnership for Global Investment in Infrastructure, and realizing yes, actually the global south needs infrastructure and so now countries in the north are also getting into the act. It seems to me that why China should persist in its approach of defending free trade, working with the global south, moving forward on initiatives like BRI because that is where the future lies," said Heine.

The BRI refers to the initiative on the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. It is aimed at building a trade and infrastructure network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along ancient trade routes.

BRI transport projects could by 2030 help lift 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty and 32 million people out of moderate poverty globally, according to a report from the World Bank.

ID : 8293319

Published : 2022-09-29 03:50

Last Modified : 2022-09-29 12:22:09

Source : China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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