Hungary's PM Orban: 2023 year of "great struggles"

STORY: Hungary's PM Orban: 2023 year of "great struggles" SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 21, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:04 LOCATION: Budapest CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hungarian PM's office 2. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The year 2023 was one of "great struggles," Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Budapest on Thursday, marking the close of the year and setting sights on 2024. At an international press conference, Orban listed the complex adversities faced during the year, including the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the escalating terrorism threats, migration issues, inflation and "the influence of Brussels." He said that his government has achieved its goals in several areas: remained uninvolved in the conflicts, warded off potential terrorism threats, kept migration under control and curbed inflation. It even established an accord with Brussels despite persistent antagonism. However, he acknowledged the significant struggle Hungarian families

American columnist urges U.S., China to defuse tensions

STORY: American columnist urges U.S., China to defuse tensions DATELINE: April 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "An American author has said that it is imperative that the world's two biggest economies, the United States and China, find a modus vivendi if the peace of the planet is to be preserved. H.D.S. Greenway, a columnist for Foreign Affairs and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, published an article on Responsible Statecraft, saying that relations between the two countries are spiraling dangerously downward. In his article titled 'It's not too late to stop a new cold war,' Greenway mentioned that U.S. House of Representatives had established a Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and China. He noted that the growing antagonism between the two nations presents the greatest danger to the world today

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Aung San Suu Kyi release

YANGON, Myanmar - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to her supporters at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010. Suu Kyi, released from house arrest the previous day, pledged to work for national unity, denying antagonism toward the Myanmar junta.

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Aung San Suu Kyi release

YANGON, Myanmar - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010. Suu Kyi, released from house arrest the previous day, pledged to work for national unity, denying antagonism toward the Myanmar junta.

Freed Suu Kyi calls for national unity

Freed Suu Kyi calls for national unity

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges her supporters to work together for national unity in her first major speech since being freed from house arrest at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner also said she has no antagonism toward the military government for keeping her under detention for years.

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Aung San Suu Kyi release

YANGON, Myanmar - Supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi mass in front of the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010, to listen to Suu Kyi's speech. Suu Kyi, released from house arrest the previous day, pledged to work for national unity, denying antagonism toward the Myanmar junta.

China urges U.S., UK to stop playing up so-called "China threat": FM spokesperson

STORY: China urges U.S., UK to stop playing up so-called "China threat": FM spokesperson DATELINE: July 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:39 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English interpretation): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson STORYLINE: China urges the heads of the U.S. and British spy agencies to stop playing up the so-called "China threat" and stoking antagonism and confrontation, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Thursday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO LIJIAN, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson "The U.S. politician has been playing up the so-called 'China threat' to smear and attack China. His remarks fully expose his entrenched Cold War zero-sum mentality and ideological prejudice. The U.S. just celebrated its 246th Independence Day. The U.S. was not at war for only 16 years throughout its 240-plus years of history, which made it known as 'the most warlike nation in the history of the world.' Dakota Wood, Senior Research Fellow for Defense Program

Chinese envoy warns against antagonism over Ukraine conflict

STORY: Chinese envoy warns against antagonism over Ukraine conflict DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1.SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations 2.SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations STORYLINE: A Chinese envoy warned on Tuesday that antagonism within the international community over the conflict in Ukraine is disrupting UN work. Dai Bing, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, made the remarks at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine with the theme of "incitement to violence leading to atrocity crimes." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DAI BING, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations "For some while, with the conflict in Ukraine unraveling, antagonism has been permeating the international community, seriously disrupting the work of the UN in various fields, and calling into question the authority

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Aung San Suu Kyi release

YANGON, Myanmar - Supporters of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi mass in front of the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010, to listen to Suu Kyi's speech. Suu Kyi, released from house arrest the previous day, pledged to work for national unity, denying antagonism toward the Myanmar junta. (Kyodo)

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Aung San Suu Kyi release

YANGON, Myanmar - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to her supporters at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010. Suu Kyi, released from house arrest the previous day, pledged to work for national unity, denying antagonism toward the Myanmar junta. (Kyodo)

Aung San Suu Kyi release

Aung San Suu Kyi release

YANGON, Myanmar - Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks at a press conference at the headquarters of the National League for Democracy in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010. Suu Kyi, released from house arrest the previous day, pledged to work for national unity, denying antagonism toward the Myanmar junta. (Kyodo)

Freed Suu Kyi calls for national unity

Freed Suu Kyi calls for national unity

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi urges her supporters to work together for national unity in her first major speech since being freed from house arrest at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party in Yangon on Nov. 14, 2010. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner also said she has no antagonism toward the military government for keeping her under detention for years. (Kyodo)