US APEC Saturday Wrap USAGM
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- US APEC Saturday Wrap USAGM
- November 20, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English ((BRIEF SLUG: US APEC Saturday (TV) HEADLINE: Harris Says US Will Host APEC 2023 in San Francisco TEASER: Harris will head to the Philippines and visit Palawan Island, close to area under disputed claims by Beijing PUBLISHED: 11/19/2022 at 910pm BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: BANGKOK VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Steve Hirsch, Tom Turco VIDEO SOURCE (S): AFP, AP PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:29 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Radio track included.)) ((INTRO)) [[From the APEC summit in Bangkok, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that San Francisco will be the host city for next year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings. She also met briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping and repeated the message of maintaining open lines of communication. VOA’s White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has been covering Harris and brings this report from Bangkok.]] ((Thai PM handing basket to Harris, AFP V000_32NX234)) ((NARRATOR)) Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, host of the APEC leaders’ meeting, handed the Thai “chalom” basket, this year’s APEC symbol, to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. It symbolizes the handover of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation chair from Thailand to the U.S., and the end of the summit in Bangkok. ((AP 4407338)) ((Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thai Prime Minister)) ((Thai need English VO)) "We have discussed the topics of nuclear weapons at the summit—Thailand, as the APEC host and myself, are concerned about this.” ((Various APEC, AFP V000_32NW9KA, File of supermarket and grains/ food security, climate change)) ((NARRATOR)) While the leaders are concerned about Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine, as an economic forum, APEC focused on boosting trade and addressing rising inflation, food security, and climate change. ((Harris at APEC, AP 4407321, File of San Francisco, AFP V000_VID1301148_EN)) ((NARRATOR)) Harris announced that San Francisco will be the host city for next year’s summit. She said there’s no better place to host than California, a state known for economic innovation. ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ2Q2A2q6yc TC 1:29)) ((Kamala Harris, US Vice President)) “I've made clear the United States is a proud Pacific power, and we have a vital interest in promoting a region that is open, interconnected, prosperous, secure, and resilient.” ((Harris and Xi walking to meeting, AFP V045_32NW9BV)) ((NARRATOR)) Harris met briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping, repeating the message that Washington and Beijing must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the U.S. - China competition. While many look to China for trade and investment, Washington is the main security provider in the region. ((Radio track: Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute for Science and International Security at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, via Skype)) ((https://app.frame.io/player/8ed3fefa-7c6d-4791-b72b-4e7018ceb797 TC 7:57)) ((Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok)) “When North Korea misbehaves on a regular basis, or when Taiwanese feel insecure on a regular basis that we can see, or the South China Sea, or various issues, in terms of insecurity in the region, the U.S. is the security provider counterbalance. That pattern is very clear.” ((Harris shot from APEC)) ((NARRATOR)) Washington’s message to Beijing may run counter to Harris’ visit this Tuesday to the Philippine Island of Palawan, which China would likely see as a rebuke. ((Map of Palawan island and Spratly island, from google map)) ((NARRATOR)) The Palawan Island is in the South China Sea, just 330 kilometers west of the Spratly Islands claimed entirely by China, and partly claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. ((Harris, Xi others meets King, AFP V000_32NW4DN, Harris temple should be open press, please find on AP/AFP/Reuters when up)) ((NARRATOR)) Harris also met with Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and visited a Buddhist temple before leaving Thailand on Sunday for the Philippines. ((Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Bangkok))
- Transcript/Script ((BRIEF SLUG: US APEC Saturday (TV) HEADLINE: Harris Says US Will Host APEC 2023 in San Francisco TEASER: Harris will head to the Philippines and visit Palawan Island, close to area under disputed claims by Beijing PUBLISHED: 11/19/2022 at 910pm BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: BANGKOK VIDEOGRAPHER: PRODUCER: SCRIPT EDITORS: Steve Hirsch, Tom Turco VIDEO SOURCE (S): AFP, AP PLATFORMS: WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:29 VID APPROVED BY: TYPE: TV EDITOR NOTES: Radio track included.)) ((INTRO)) [[From the APEC summit in Bangkok, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced that San Francisco will be the host city for next year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings. She also met briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping and repeated the message of maintaining open lines of communication. VOA’s White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has been covering Harris and brings this report from Bangkok.]] ((Thai PM handing basket to Harris, AFP V000_32NX234)) ((NARRATOR)) Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, host of the APEC leaders’ meeting, handed the Thai “chalom” basket, this year’s APEC symbol, to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. It symbolizes the handover of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation chair from Thailand to the U.S., and the end of the summit in Bangkok. ((AP 4407338)) ((Prayuth Chan-ocha, Thai Prime Minister)) ((Thai need English VO)) "We have discussed the topics of nuclear weapons at the summit—Thailand, as the APEC host and myself, are concerned about this.” ((Various APEC, AFP V000_32NW9KA, File of supermarket and grains/ food security, climate change)) ((NARRATOR)) While the leaders are concerned about Russia’s threat to use nuclear weapons on Ukraine, as an economic forum, APEC focused on boosting trade and addressing rising inflation, food security, and climate change. ((Harris at APEC, AP 4407321, File of San Francisco, AFP V000_VID1301148_EN)) ((NARRATOR)) Harris announced that San Francisco will be the host city for next year’s summit. She said there’s no better place to host than California, a state known for economic innovation. ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ2Q2A2q6yc TC 1:29)) ((Kamala Harris, US Vice President)) “I've made clear the United States is a proud Pacific power, and we have a vital interest in promoting a region that is open, interconnected, prosperous, secure, and resilient.” ((Harris and Xi walking to meeting, AFP V045_32NW9BV)) ((NARRATOR)) Harris met briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping, repeating the message that Washington and Beijing must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the U.S. - China competition. While many look to China for trade and investment, Washington is the main security provider in the region. ((Radio track: Thitinan Pongsudhirak, director of the Institute for Science and International Security at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, via Skype)) ((https://app.frame.io/player/8ed3fefa-7c6d-4791-b72b-4e7018ceb797 TC 7:57)) ((Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok)) “When North Korea misbehaves on a regular basis, or when Taiwanese feel insecure on a regular basis that we can see, or the South China Sea, or various issues, in terms of insecurity in the region, the U.S. is the security provider counterbalance. That pattern is very clear.” ((Harris shot from APEC)) ((NARRATOR)) Washington’s message to Beijing may run counter to Harris’ visit this Tuesday to the Philippine Island of Palawan, which China would likely see as a rebuke. ((Map of Palawan island and Spratly island, from google map)) ((NARRATOR)) The Palawan Island is in the South China Sea, just 330 kilometers west of the Spratly Islands claimed entirely by China, and partly claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. ((Harris, Xi others meets King, AFP V000_32NW4DN, Harris temple should be open press, please find on AP/AFP/Reuters when up)) ((NARRATOR)) Harris also met with Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and visited a Buddhist temple before leaving Thailand on Sunday for the Philippines. ((Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Bangkok))
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- Embargo Date November 20, 2022 14:03 EST
- Byline Patsy Widakuswara
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