New York Times Square broadcasted “Ringing the Harmony Bell, Welcome Lunar New Year, Wishing Winter Olympics Success” countdown event, and greetings to Asian & Chinese people all over the world!

AMTV, New York, Feb 2 – On the afternoon of January 31, 2022, the countdown to the Winter Olympics was broadcasted on the Disney screen 43rd street screen in Times Square, New York, until February 1, 2022. The film showed many United Nations personalities and key U.S. dignitaries and cultural stars wishing for the New Year of the Tiger and the Winter Olympics. It is reported that this event is jointly organized by World Harmony Foundation and the Peaceever TV, and was broadcasted on the screen in Times Square, New York, with senior UN officials, US dignitaries and cultural celebrities wishing Asian people a happy Lunar New Year and success for the Beijing Winter Olympics, adding a festive touch to New York.

As Times Square, one of the world’s most famous media and advertising capital, celebrates the Chinese New Year of the Tiger, a beautiful sight appears on the two prime view screens, the Disney screen (between 45th and 46th Streets) and the 43rd Street corner screen: UN agencies, American politicians, singers and other international peace-loving celebrities congratulating Asians for Lunar New Year and sent their best wishes for the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.

The reporter noticed that the screen first broadcasted the video with the logo of the Winter Olympic Games and the theme of the Winter Olympic Games, “Together to the Future,” the skiers of the Winter Olympic Games, the World Harmony Bell, the logo of the World Harmony Foundation and the logo of Peaceever TV, and showed the Chinese spiritual theme of “Beijing Welcomes You” and “Community of Human Destiny” to the world.

On these screens, a video of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and President of the 76th session of the General Assembly congratulated Asians around the world on the New Year and wished the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games a success. In addition, the President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Collen Vixen Kelapile, and the President of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Muhammad Bande, rang the “Golden Bell of World Harmony” to welcome the New Year at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, sending the message of “Happy New Year! Wishing you sustainable peace and security!” They also wished the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games a great success.

American politicians have also wished the Asian community a good Lunar New Year. Tom Suozzi, a prominent U.S. Democratic Congressman and candidate for New York Governor, said an authentic Chinese phrase: “恭喜发财!(Wishing you prosperity and wealth!”) which brought him closer to the Asian and Chinese community. He said, “As a descendant of Italian-Americans, I appreciate the contributions of all Asians and Chinese for their hard work, education, helping families, developing businesses, and helping communities grow and make America a better place. As the Year of the Tiger approaches, I wish my Asian and Chinese friends good health and success in their endeavors! And I wish you a successful Winter Olympic Games!”

On behalf of the Congressional Committee on Asian Americans, Democratic Congresswoman Zhaowen Meng, the first prominent female legislator of Chinese descent in the eastern United States, extended her wishes as well. She is also the first legislator to propose to Congress to make Lunar New Year a legal holiday in the United States. In addition, Washington State Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck, on behalf of the state government, extended wishes to Asians around the world. Bellevue, Washington Mayor Lynne Robinson and Deputy Mayor Jared Nieuwenhuia said, “Happy New Year and wishing you prosperity and wealth! Beijing Winter Olympic Games coincide with the Chinese Lunar New Year. On behalf of the City of Bellevue, we wish the Beijing Winter Olympics success.”

Toshiko Hasegawa, Commissioner (Director) of the Port of Seattle, Washington, takes this opportunity to send Lunar New Year greetings to our people of Asian descent around the world. She is looking forward to the Beijing Winter Olympics, which will be held during the Lunar New Year. She is confident that the event will showcase the skills and abilities of the world’s best snow and ice athletes and will be the most exciting Winter Olympic Games ever. Not only that, Jimmy Matta, Mayor of Burien, Washington, was very excited after participating in the “Chinese welcome Winter Olympics” event, saying, “We are very happy to participate in today’s event to wish Beijing the Winter Olympics, and I believe that the Beijing Winter Olympics will be a success.” All the audience were infected by his passion and cheered.

The mayor of Denver, the former host of the Winter Olympics, expressed his best wishes to the Asian communities for the New Year and said with great enthusiasm, “We must bring the Winter Olympics back to Denver!”

As the Winter Olympics approaches, the United Nations General Assembly held a General Assembly specifically for this Winter Olympics. 173 countries unanimously adopted a resolution on the Winter Olympics Truce, advocating all UN member states to eliminate differences with dialogue, enhance knowledge, and replace confrontation with cooperation, demonstrating the international community’s firm determination to achieve peace, unity, and solidarity, and to move together into the future. This is relevant to the current crisis-ridden regions such as Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula.

The countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Times Square in New York City was organized by the World Harmony Foundation and Peaceever TV, who joined hands with the United Nations, U.S. dignitaries and celebrities to promote the “Community of Human Destiny” and make a call to the world for peacemaking, reflecting the grand spirit of the United Nations and the Olympics.

The “World Harmony Bell” ringing at the event was made by the World Harmony Foundation (WHF), an NGO of the United Nations Environment Programme. The bell was made from bullet casings donated by Chinese and American veterans and scrap brass and iron collected by Chinese and American students, symbolizing the transformation of conflict into peace, environmental protection, and greenery, and is loved by the United Nations. It was invited by the United Nations as a totem for the opening of the celebration on the 60th anniversary of the United Nations. The first ringers of the Harmony Bell were Secretary-General Annan, the President of the General Assembly, and the President of the Security Council, followed by the two Presidents of Timor-Leste, and several prominent members of Congress of the United States ringing the Harmony Bell on Capitol Hill. The Harmony Bell was invited to the 7th United Nations Global Forum in Vienna, Europe, and was also invited by the Olympic Organizing Committee to participate in the United Nations 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and to ring the Harmony Bell together with many champions.

The World Harmony Bell was last rung in November 2021 at the 26th United Nations Climate Conference, where it sounded as a reminder of the planet’s rising temperatures. On the Chinese New Year and the Beijing Winter Olympics, the President of the UN Economic and Social Council, and the President of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly rang the Harmony Bell again for the “Lunar New Year and Winter Olympics”. They both received the 2022 World Harmony Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Harmony, which was presented by Frank Liu, President of the World Harmony Foundation, and has been given to several former heads of state before.

At the same time as the Times Square Disney screen was rolling, the reporter saw an attractive scene in front of the screen: the Winter Olympics mascot, Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon dancing with the music, attracting a large number of tourists who came up to take pictures with the mascot. The Beijing Winter Olympic Games mascots were brought to Times Square by the World Harmony Foundation, and for the first time, the image of the mascots were used to express the Chinese cultural atmosphere, reflecting the friendly spirit of celebrating the Lunar New Year of the Tiger together with people from all over the world.

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5月5日华盛顿报道,美国战争部长赫格塞斯(Pete Hegseth)今天表示,鉴于前一天的一场对峙导致美伊双方交火,美军在伊朗海岸附近的霍尔木兹海峡开展的护航行动仅是一个“临时方案”。 赫格塞斯今天在五角大楼举行的新闻发布会上说:“绝不能允许伊朗阻挠无辜国家及其货物通过这一国际航道。” 赫格塞斯随后澄清道,尽管5月4日伊朗舰艇曾向在霍尔木兹海峡执行护航任务的美军舰船开火,并导致美军击沉了数艘伊朗小型船只,但“停火状态并未终结”。 美国参谋长联席会议主席凯恩(Dan Caine)上将表示,自4月8日停火以来,伊朗已对美军发动了“超过10次”袭击,但这些袭击的烈度“尚未达到重启大规模作战行动的门槛”。 赫格塞斯指出,美军在霍尔木兹海峡为商船提供护航的“自由计划”(Project Freedom),与“史诗之怒行动”(Operation Epic Fury)是“相互独立且截然不同的”。他将护航行动称为美军采取的一项“临时方案”,并表示:“相比我们,世界各国对这条航道的依赖程度更高。” 凯恩将军表示,参与此次护航行动的美军兵力共计1.5万人。据凯恩介绍,该护航特遣部队由导弹驱逐舰及其他战舰组成,主要负责侦测并消除来自伊朗的威胁。此外,该舰队还配备了100架攻击机及其他无人机,其行动指挥与协调工作正由美军第82空降师负责统筹。 伊朗外交部长阿拉格奇(Abbas Araghchi)表示,5月4日发生的军事冲突表明,这场战争“不存在军事解决方案”;他同时警告称,美国及其地区盟友应当“保持警惕,切勿被居心叵测者重新拖入战争的泥潭”。 据美军官员透露,两艘美国海军驱逐舰5月4日穿越霍尔木兹海峡时,成功避开了伊朗无人机和导弹的密集攻击。美国中央司令部表示,作为“自由计划”(Project Freedom)的一部分,两艘悬挂美国国旗的商船也随之穿越了该海峡。…

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