China`s President Addresses the Issue of Tariffs; Facebook`s CEO Testifies at a Congressional Hearing; A CNN Hero Uses Music to Help Dementia Patients

1. China`s President Addresses the Issue of Tariffs; Facebook`s CEO Testifies at
a Congressional Hearing; A CNN Hero Uses Music to Help Dementia Patients
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CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: We`re thankful to have you watching CNN 10 on this
Wednesday in April. I`m Carl Azuz at the CNN Center.
First story we`re explaining today involves the leader of the world`s most populated
nation. Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech yesterday that was closely
watched around the world. A big reason for that is because China and the U.S. have
spent recent weeks going back and forth, putting tariffs or taxes on good imported
from the other country. Economists have warned that this could lead to a trade war,
though both sides have said that`s not what they`re after.
Still, it`s had an effect on stock market. Worries about a trade war have caused the
Dow Jones Industrial Average of 30 significant stocks to take some major dives
[descent] recently, losing hundreds of points in a given day. But, then, on days when
investors thought trade war talk was only talk, the Dow gained hundreds of points in a
given day. Yesterday, for example, it closed up 429 points.
In his speech, China`s president made a statement that ease [relieve] investors`
fears about a trade war. What we don`t know yet is whether President Xi will follow
through [continue to completion] on his promises or if he`s just trying to slow the
pace [rate] of the back-and-forth tariffs.
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MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, in past years, this was not the kind of
speech that would have attracted all that much attention. But in the midst [middle]
of a looming [impending, menacing] China-U.S. trade war, each word delivered by
President Xi Tuesday on Hainan Island was important. He started by playing to what
most countries around the world want to hear right now, that China is reforming, that
it is a responsible international player and that a trade war is not in its best interest.
XI JINPING, CHINESE PRESIDENT (through translator): China will continue to
adhere to its fundamental national policy of opening up and pursue development with
its doors wide open. I wish to make it clear to you all that China`s door of opening up

2. will not be closed and would only open even wider.
RIVERS: Xi then went on to speak about strengthening intellectual property rights,
about increasing market access for foreign companies. And when he spoke about
increasing foreign imports, he specifically brought up [rose the subject of, sacó el
tema de] automobiles, saying that he would lower tariff rates significantly by the end
of this year.
That is absolutely a nod [head gesture of “yes”] to the United States. Consider
what President Trump tweeted on Monday. When a car is sent to the United States
from China, he wrote, there is a tariff to be paid of 2-1/2 percent. When a car is
sent to China from the United States, there is a tariff to be paid of 25 percent.
Does that sound like free or fair trade? No, it sounds like stupid trade, going on for
years.
So, the Chinese decision to include this issue in that speech was certainly not a
coincidence, though we`ve seen Chinese state media saying that this speech was in no
way a response to potential U.S. trade action, believe that if you will.
That said, for all the reforms that Xi Jinping laid out [arranged; dispuso], there
were only a few new details sprinkled in [scattered; desparramados]. For the most
part, these are reforms that have been promised by the Chinese government for
years now, across multiple U.S. administrations, and most economic analysts and
businessmen and women that we speak to here in China would argue that they have
yet to be realized. This speech did not offer any sort of new, bold [courageous],
substantive changes that the government hasn`t talked about before.
So, the question becomes, is this speech and the promises of reform inside of it going
to be enough to prompt [encourage] the Trump administration to back down [give in,
yield; echarse atrás] from its tariff proposals. The U.S. has said it wants to
negotiate better terms with China, so it will be interesting to see if this speech by
President Xi is enough to alleviate the concerns of policymakers in Washington.
Matt Rivers, CNN, Beijing.
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(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
AZUZ (voice-over): Ten-second trivia:
Which of these includes more than 2 billion people?

3. Facebook users, population of China, YouTube users or population of India?
More than 2 billion people are said to use Facebook every month, making it the most
populated option on this list.
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AZUZ: Very different type of speaking event is also having an effect on the market.
The stock price of the Facebook social media company went up yesterday when its
CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified to the U.S. Congress.
The privacy of Facebook users data is a major focus of these hearings [audiencias].
They started almost a month after news broke that a company named Cambridge
Analytica accessed the personal information of as many as 87 million Facebook users
without their knowledge.
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MARK ZUCKERBERG, CHAIRMAN & CEO, FACEBOOK: It`s clear now that we didn`t
do enough. It`s clear now that we didn`t do enough to prevent these tools from being
used for harm as well. That goes for fake news, foreign interference in elections and
hate speech, as well as developers and data privacy. We didn`t take a broad enough
view of our responsibility, and that was a big mistake. It was my mistake, and I`m
sorry.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
AZUZ: But though Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook fell short [didn’t do enough;
se quedó corto] in preventing abuse of the service, he defended that company`s
practice of using people`s personal information to target [focus on] ads. He said
users overwhelmingly [almost unanimously] prefer to see advertisements based on
their interests than irrelevant ones.
In recent days, Facebook has a lot of updates designed to address concerns about
data privacy. But some lawmakers and critics still have concerns about what
information Facebook is collecting from its users, who has access to it, and how it`s
being used.
OK, next story. Parkinson`s is a disease that affects the brain and has symptoms like
uncontrollable shaking, slow movements and trouble keeping balance. Dementia also
involves the brain, memory loss, trouble communicating, changes in mood and

4. personality can happen.
Years ago, Irwin Rosenstein was diagnosed with both Parkinson`s and dementia, but
his wife Carol found a way to use music to help Irwin and more than 200 others like
him nationwide. She`s a CNN Hero.
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CAROL ROSENSTEIN, CNN HERO: When my husband Irwin was diagnosed with
Parkinson`s and dementia, our lives were turned upside down.
We`re really blessed to have each other still every day.
To hear something like that when you`re about to set out on a golden journey of
retirement is quite earth shattering [extremely surprising].
You`re ready to go in?
IRWIN ROSENSTEIN, HUSBAND: Yes.
C. ROSENSTEIN: All right.
Every day is a rollercoaster [montaña rusa]. New symptoms show. Their vocabulary is
not accessible to them, and mental disease carries a terrible stigma [mark of
shame]. People hide out in the shadows.
(PLAYING PIANO)
C. ROSENSTEIN: One day, Irwin was playing the piano at home. He appeared to be
more conscious. Playing a musical instrument is like a full body workout for the brain.
The music actually resurrected him.
Yay!
I. ROSENSTEIN: Thank you.
C. ROSENSTEIN: Hey, how are you?
We needed to get some musical buddies [friends] so that we could all party
together.
So, I started a band for Irwin. The band is called The 5th Dementia.

5. It didn`t take long before I recognized that we were on to something really grand.
So, I started an organization that was intent [decided] on starting bands for people
with neurodegenerative decline. Everybody comes together under this wonderful
umbrella of music. Our band members regain [recover, reach again] their
confidence, their identities and their self-worth.
Bravo!
This is a powerful support group that gives people an opportunity to go out and
socialize. Caregivers [asistentes, cuidadores] love and hug and cry together because
we`re all in the same boat.
And here`s to music.
The concerts bring great pride to our musicians.
(SINGING)
My own personal suffering is the fuel that I used to propel this forward.
This project can have people happy until the 11th hour [the last moment] because
that`s what the power of music is all about.
(CHEERS)
(END VIDEOTAPE)
AZUZ: Many police forces have K-9 units. When one gets a feline unit, "10 Out of 10".
Something cataclysmic is afoot in the city of Troy, Michigan. The police chief there
said that if its department`s Twitter page got 10,000 followers, it could also get a
police cat. The Michigan Humane Society is providing the cat-plicants and whoever
gets the job will be the station mascot. It will live with an officer but spend its days
hanging out at the office.
Simon Chaudary of affiliate WXYC had some excellent question for the cat-didates
like how they felt about cat burglars or if they`ve ever been caught with catnip. That
may cat-cratch the surface, but we`d also want to know if they`d have any mis-
meow-nors or if they`ve been convicted of littering or caterwalling before they try
to Siamese their way into joining the long arm of the claw.

6. I`m Carl Azuz and cats all for CNN 10.
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7. I`m Carl Azuz and cats all for CNN 10.
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