国际英语资讯:Yearender: Top ten world news events in 2017 selected by Xinhua_时事

国际英语资讯:Yearender: Top ten world news events in 2017 selected by Xinhua

Donald Trump, who took office in January, has announced the U.S. withdrawal from the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as well as its ending participation in negotiations for a Global Compact on Migration.

He has also announced the reconstruction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and introduced a number of moves with protectionist tendencies of "America First," such as attempting to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The "withdrawal" of the United States has undermined the international multilateral cooperation system and brought new challenges to global governance.

3. QATAR SPAT DEEPENS MIDDLE EAST DIPLOMATIC RIFTS

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt announced on June. 5 that they had severed diplomatic ties with Qatar and imposed sanctions on the country, citing Qatar's "supporting terrorism" and "undermining regional security," following which came a multinational declaration of disconnection with Qatar.

Qatar failed to comply with the demands of Saudi Arabia and other countries to cut off relationships with Iran. Instead, it declared a resumption of full diplomatic relations with the country in August.

Qatar's diplomatic storm has caused a serious rift between the Gulf states. Along with the Syria issue, Yemen civil war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it reflected the intense game between the United States and Russia in the Middle East and the complexity of struggles between countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran.