China-Pelosi Visit/Residents

Shotlist

FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Landmark building Taipei 101 Tower
2. Traffic

Beijing, China – Recent (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) resident, Beijing (name not given):
“I do not think that the trip will lead to a confrontation between the two countries, but there could be repercussions in the economic and bilateral ties between the U.S. and China.”

FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
4. Traffic

Beijing, China – Recent (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) resident, Beijing (name not given):
“The U.S. seems hell-bent on creating a war-like atmosphere in its dealings with China, but China has faced similar situations before and is good at handling such issues in an appropriate manner.”

FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
6. Traffic

Beijing, China – Recent (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
7. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) resident, Beijing (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 8/ending with shot 9)
“The U.S. government is working in a fragmented manner, with their politicians pursuing their own agendas. For selfish reasons, they are ignoring international precedents and norms. Pelosi’s visit will put China-U.S. ties in a precarious position.”

FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
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8. Traffic
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9. Various of traffic

Beijing, China – Recent (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
10. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) resident, Beijing (name not given) (partially overlaid with shot 11):
“Opposition to Pelosi’s proposed trip has been widespread, including from several people in Taiwan.”
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FILE: Taipei City, Taiwan, China – Date Unknown (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
11. Aerial shot of cityscape, buildings
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FILE: Washington D.C., USA – Date Unknown (CGTN – No access Chinese mainland)
12. Various of Capitol Hill, U.S. flags

Storyline

Local residents of China’s capital city Beijing expressed their concern over the damaging repercussions of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to China’s Taiwan region.

On Tuesday, in disregard of the Chinese side’s firm opposition, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi visited China’s Taiwan region.

“I do not think that the trip will lead to a confrontation between the two countries, but there could be repercussions in the economic and bilateral ties between the U.S. and China,” said a Beijing resident.

“The U.S. seems hell-bent on creating a war-like atmosphere in its dealings with China, but China has faced similar situations before and is good at handling such issues in an appropriate manner,” said another resident.

One resident said that Pelosi’s trip ignores not just China’s government, but also America’s.

“The U.S. government is working in a fragmented manner, with their politicians pursuing their own agendas. For selfish reasons, they are ignoring international precedents and norms. Pelosi’s visit will put China-U.S. ties in a precarious position,” he said.

“Opposition to Pelosi’s proposed trip has been widespread, including from several people in Taiwan,” said another resident.