Shotlist

Beijing, China - Feb 25, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's plane descending, taxiing at airport
2. Various of Merz getting off plane, shaking hands with officials

Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Feb 26, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Merz walking into meeting venue
4. Merz, German delegation, Chinese representatives posing for photos
5. Various of Merz visiting Chinese tech firms

Beijing, China - Feb 25, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Various of German delegation members getting off plane

Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Feb 26, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Roland Busch, president and CEO, Siemens (starting with shot 6/partially overlaid with shots 8-10):
"The 15th Five-Year Plan is a very solid plan. It's a good one. It's talking about stimulating the local market, the private consumption. It's about green technology. It's about high technology and manufacturing and the like. So, for us, it's a very good sign. I think the achievement is that we recognized that the relationship which both countries have for so many years is a very good baseline to really go forward to the future."

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FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Aerial shot of cityscape
9. Aerial shot of wind farm on grassland
10. Various of equipment, mechanical arms, robots in operation
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Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Feb 26, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Various of Merz visiting Unitree Robotics, watching robot boxing, giving thumbs-up
12. Merz trying AI glasses
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Oliver Zipse, chairman, Board of Management of BMW AG:
"The innovative power of China becomes very visible like here at Unitree. And I think it's very motivating. And the spirit is one of cooperation, one of trust, one of contributing to the world."
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Dirk Stenkamp, chairman, Board of Management of TUV Nord AG (partially overlaid with shots 15-18):
"China is really developing things at rapid speed -- we call it 'China Speed' in Germany. As a technologist, I'm very much interested in it and I see big opportunities for joint market development and for a good trade relationship also in the future."

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FILE: China - Exact Location and Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
15. Aerial shot of cross-sea bridge
16. Aerial shot of containers, cranes
17. Various of technicians working, equipment in operation in workshop
18. Aerial shot of port scene
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19. Aerial shot of cityscape
20. Aerial shot of plants