Munich Security Conference opens with focus on improving global order

STORY: Munich Security Conference opens with focus on improving global order SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: MUNICH, Germany CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): YUAN HENGRUI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of MSC Chairman 2. various of Munich STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): YUAN HENGRUI, Xinhua correspondent "The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) is set to take place from the 16th to the 18th of February in Munich, Germany." In his opening remarks, MSC Chairman Christoph Heusgen expressed hope that participants look for silver linings in their discussions on the pressing security challenges against the backdrop of increasing geopolitical rivalry and economic uncertainty. Ongoing conflicts including the Ukraine crisis and the Israel-Hamas conflict will be discussed at the three-day conference. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in his opening speech that the global community is "more fragmented and divided than at any time during t