●6月1日,美国总统特朗普宣布美国退出《巴黎协定》。
正在德国访问的李克强总理和默克尔总理共同宣布,中德两国将恪守在《巴黎协定》中做出的承诺。
●6月3日,英国伦敦市中心的伦敦桥、伦敦桥附近的博罗市场和沃克斯豪尔地区接连发生三起恐怖袭击事件,造成7人死亡,48人受伤。
●6月5日,巴林、沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、埃及、也门、利比亚、马尔代夫、毛里求斯等国以卡塔尔支持恐怖主义活动为由,分别宣布与卡塔尔断绝外交关系。
●6月7日至10日,中国国家主席习近平对哈萨克斯坦共和国进行国事访问并出席上海合作组织成员国元首理事会第十七次会议和阿斯塔纳专项世博会开幕式。
●6月8日,被特朗普解职的前联邦调查局局长科米在美国国会参议院情报委员会作证。
●6月9日,英国大选揭晓,特蕾莎•梅成功连任首相,但其所在的保守党仅获318个席位,未超半数,失去议会领导权。
印度、巴基斯坦在上海合作组织成员国元首理事会第十七次会议上被正式接纳为上合组织成员国。
外媒报道,两名在巴基斯坦俾路支省被绑架的中国公民被“伊斯兰国”恐怖组织杀害。
●6月12日,巴拿马总统巴雷拉宣布巴拿马与中华人民共和国建交。
●6月13日,朝鲜释放被其关押17个月的美国大学生奥托·瓦姆比尔。瓦姆比尔被送返美国后,被医生诊断为大脑严重受损,对外界刺激无反应。
●6月14日,英国伦敦西部一栋名为“格伦费尔塔”的27层居民楼发生火灾,截至16日造成30人死亡、45人下落不明,特雷莎·梅首相下令对火灾情况进行全面的公共调查。
●6月16日,德国前总理赫尔穆特·科尔去世。
美国总统特朗普宣布,收紧部分奥巴马政府的美国对古巴政策,禁止美国企业与古巴军方控制的企业有生意往来,同时收紧对美国公民前往古巴旅游的限制,还强调美国将继续执行对古巴的经济、金融封锁和贸易禁运。
●6月17日,美军宙斯盾舰“菲茨杰拉德”号在日本静冈县伊豆半岛近海与菲律宾籍集装箱船相撞,事故造成美舰舰体严重受损,舰上7名乘员落水死亡。
●6月18日至20日,2017“选择美国”峰会在华盛顿举行,中国代表团是所有与会国家中最大的,有来自不同产业的150多个投资方参团。
●6月19日,伦敦发生厢式货车冲撞清真寺祷告民众的恶性事件,导致1死多伤,驾驶货车的48岁男子当场被民众制伏。
被朝鲜释放的美国大学生奥托·瓦姆比尔在返回家乡辛辛那提后死亡。特朗普总统发表声明,谴责朝鲜政权的“暴虐行为”。
●6月21日,沙特国王兼首相萨勒曼21日发布命令,免去他的侄子纳伊夫的王储之位,任命自己儿子、副王储小萨勒曼为王储,并继续担任国防大臣。
首轮中美外交安全对话在美国华盛顿举行。
●6月22日,法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙接受媒体采访时就叙利亚问题宣称,法国不再以叙总统巴沙尔·阿萨德为首要目标,而是专注于彻底铲除恐怖组织并达成叙和平稳定。为此,法国希望与俄罗斯合作。
●6月23日,沙特阿拉伯等国向卡塔尔提出解决外交争端的多项条件,包括卡塔尔需降格与伊朗的外交关系,关闭半岛电视台等。
●6月24日,朝鲜外务省就美国大学生奥托·瓦姆比尔死亡事做出回应,否认与之有关。
日本首相、自民党总裁安倍晋三在神户市发表演讲,称希望在即将到来的临时国会结束前,向众参两院的宪法审查会提交自民党修宪草案。
●6月29日,美国国务院通知国会,批准向台湾出售总额14.2亿美元的武器装备。
International Events in June, 2017
● On June 1st, the US President Trump announced that the US would withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
During his visit to Germany, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that China and Germany would honor their commitment to the Paris Agreement.
● On June 3rd, three terrorist attacks took place at the London Bridge, the nearby Borough Market, and Vauxhall in central London, causing seven deaths and forty-eight injuries.
● On June 5th, countries including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Libya, Maldives, and Mauritius cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the country of supporting terrorist activities.
● From June 7th to 10th, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Kazakhstan and attended the 17th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States and the Opening Ceremony of Expo 2017 Astana.
● On June 8th, James Comey, former FBI director dismissed by Trump, bore witness at the Senate Intelligence Committee.
● On June 9th, the UK election results were announced. While Theresa May was successfully re-elected as Prime Minister, the Conservative Party she led only secured 318 seats, less than half of the total seats, and lost its leading position in Parliament.
India and Pakistan were formally accepted as SCO member states at the 17th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO Member States.
Foreign media reported that two Chinese citizens kidnapped in Baluchistan, Pakistan were killed by ISIS.
● On June 12th, Panamanian President Varela announced the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
● On June 13th, North Korea released the US college student Otto Warmbier after seventeen months of imprisonment. After being sent back to the US, Warmbier was diagnosed with severe brain damage and he was unresponsive to external stimuli.
● On June 14th, a residential building named “Grenfell Tower” in west London caught fire. By June 16th, thirty were dead and forty-five were unaccounted for. Prime Minister Theresa May ordered a thorough investigation into the fire.
● On June 16th, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl passed away.
US President Trump announced that the US would tighten some of US policies on Cuba issued by the Obama administration, prohibit US enterprises from trading with those controlled by the Cuban military, and restrict limitations on US citizens travelling to Cuba. He also emphasized that the US would continue its economic and financial blockade and trade embargo against Cuba.
● On June 17th, the US Aegis ship Fitzgerald crashed into a Philippine container ship in waters near the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The accident caused serious damage to the US ship, with 7 crew drowned.
● From June 18th to 20th, the 2017 SelectUSA Investment Summit was held in Washington. China dispatched the largest delegation among all participating countries. Over 150 investors from different industries joined the delegation.
● On June 19th, a vicious incident occurred in London. A van plowed into a crowd of worshippers at a mosque, causing one death and several injuries. The 48-year-old man driving the van was arrested on site.
After release by North Korea, the US student Otto Warmbier died in a hospital in his hometown of Cincinnati. President Trump made a statement and denounced North Korea’s “brutality.”
● On June 21st, Saudi King and Prime Minister Salman issued an order to strip his nephew Nayef from his title as crown prince and appoint his son, deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, as crown prince and defense minister.
The first round of US-China Diplomatic and Security Dialogue was held in Washington D.C.
● On June 22nd, French President Emmanuel Macron remarked on the Syrian issue in an interview that France would abandon efforts to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad; instead, it would launch a complete fight against all terrorist groups for peace and stability in Syria. To this end, France expects cooperation with Russia.
● On June 23rd, countries including Saudi Arabia offered Qatar several terms to resolve diplomatic disputes, including requiring Qatar to downgrade its relations with Iran and close down Al Jazeera.
● On June 24th, the North Korean Foreign Ministry replied to the death of US student Otto Warmbier and said it was not involved.
The Japanese Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe addressed in Kobe, hoping to present a proposal for constitutional amendments to the commissions on the constitution of both chambers of the Diet before the end of an upcoming extraordinary Diet session.
● On June 29th, the US State Department informed the Congress of approved weapons sales to Taiwan valued at 1.42 billion dollars.