日: 2021年6月11日

1.The Group of Seven summit is set to open soon in Cornwall, southwestern Britain, on Friday afternoon. The G7 leaders are meeting in person for the first time in two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. 2. The leaders of the United States and Britain have unveiled the New Atlantic Charter on bilateral commitments. They pledge to defend democracy, in what appears to be a bid to counter China and Russia. The original Atlantic Charter was issued by the U.S. and British governments 80 years ago. It outlined the goals of U.S.-British cooperation to meet global challenges and led to the creation of the United Nations.
3.International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has reiterated that this summer’s Tokyo Olympics will go ahead as scheduled. Bach spoke at a news conference for the first time in about two months on Thursday after a three-day virtual session of the IOC Executive Board.

1. France has conditionally reopened for foreign tourists amid an easing of coronavirus restrictions. Throughout the European Union, half of people aged 18 or older had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine as of Wednesday. Member countries are relaxing restrictions on people’s outings, and on activities at restaurants and bars.
2.U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the upcoming Group of Seven summit that his country will donate half a billion doses of coronavirus vaccines to nearly 100 lower income countries and the African Union. The G7 summit starts in Cornwall, England, on Friday. White House officials say the U.S. will purchase the vaccines from pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
3.Top commerce officials of the United States and China have agreed to continue dialogue on trade and other business issues. China’s Commerce Ministry says Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo talked over the phone on Thursday.