China says G20 to focus on economic issues

(14 Jan 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Beijing – 14 January 2016 1. Various of G20 representatives posing for photo 2. Various of meeting 3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Yang Jiechi, China's State Councillor: "The summit in Hangzhou will bear the theme of structuring a world economy which is creative, dynamic, inter-connective and tolerant. The key issues of the summit will be closely associated with the most significant and prominent challenges for the world economy and making efforts to provide new power sources for strong, sustainable and balanced global growth." 4. Mid of meeting 5. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Yang Jiechi, China's State Councillor: "It is China's main aim to keep the economy running with rationality and establish healthier and longer-lasting growth. This also complies with the global economic trend. A continuous mid to high growth rate for China's economy will provide a strong engine for the world's economic growth and will make important contributions to a strong, sustainable and balanced global growth." 6. Mid of meeting 7. Wide of Yang walking off podium STORYLINE: A Chinese official on Thursday said this September's G20 summit will focus on key economic issues. Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi told G20 representatives - or 'Sherpas' - that the summit would aim to construct a "creative, dynamic, inter-connective and tolerant" world economy. This year's G20 summit will be hosted in China's south-eastern city of Hangzhou in September. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/2e3a92170b27837653028759f3e6c38e Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork