New Year Welcomed Around the Globe With Calls for Peace

Millions of people gather around Taiwan and the globe to welcome 2024.

Transcript

00:00 Happy New Year!

00:06 Hundreds of thousands of people around Taiwan

00:09 ready to welcome the new year with countdowns,

00:12 drone light shows, and fireworks.

00:14 I'm from the north,

00:20 so I've seen the fireworks in Taipei 101 many times.

00:22 I think this time in Yidale, it's longer

00:25 and more spectacular.

00:27 I think it's a good opportunity to see more of the fireworks.

00:30 I'm from Hong Kong.

00:32 Taiwan's tallest building,

00:38 lit up by more than 16,000 fireworks,

00:41 illuminated Taipei and the thousands of people watching.

00:44 And around the globe,

00:46 parties kicked off as the clock struck midnight.

00:49 From Bangkok

00:55 to Thailand

00:56 to Athens

00:59 to Rio,

01:03 people ushered in the new year

01:06 and with it,

01:08 hoped for change in a world

01:09 riven by the horrors of war.

01:11 We are all on one planet,

01:13 so we are just human.

01:15 Just to live peaceful together,

01:17 that's the biggest hope we have for the next year.

01:21 I hope there won't be any more wars.

01:27 Because it affects many things,

01:29 including the economy.

01:31 I hope that in 2024,

01:34 everything will be back to normal.

01:37 I hope life will be back to normal,

01:40 like it was in the beginning.

01:42 We will dress up and go out again,

01:45 and fix the houses that were destroyed.

01:48 [fireworks exploding]

01:50 2023 was a year marked by disasters and conflict.

01:57 As the world welcomes a new year

01:59 with fireworks and celebration,

02:01 the hope for peace rings louder.

02:04 Dolphine Chen and Harrell Hughes for Taiwan Plus.

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