Key words : president of cop26 revise
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_06/
The president of the COP26 UN climate conference in Glasgow has put negotiations to save the planet into overtime.
Broad consensus on a deal to curb emissions was elusive on Friday, when the summit was scheduled to end.
Alok Sharma issued a statement later in the day.
Earlier, negotiators failed to agree on a draft text. It reaffirms the need to accelerate actions over the next decade aimed at limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Sharma says he will issue revised documents by Saturday morning local time. And he hopes to start adopting decisions in the afternoon.
Governments are being asked to strengthen their emissions targets by the end of next year. Developed countries are being called on to urgently provide 100 billion dollars of climate action funding annually to developing nations.
The European Union supported Friday's draft. But developing nations including Guinea said they cannot move forward without funding to address losses and damage resulting from climate change.
The draft also calls on countries to quickly adopt policies to transition away from coal power to low-emission energy systems. It says the use of unabated coal power needs to be phased out rapidly.
Some countries also oppose a scheme allowing emissions trading between governments and the private sector.
Key words : leaders of national security
#N/A
Key words : white house statement
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_05/
The White House says President Joe Biden will hold online talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced the meeting in a statement on Friday.
The statement says "the two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition" between the United States and China, "as well as ways to work together where our interests align."
It also says "President Biden will make clear US intentions and priorities and be clear and candid about our concerns" with China.
Although Biden regards China as the "most serious competitor" to the United States, he has said the United States is "not seeking a new Cold War."
Analysts are watching to see if the summit will help ease tensions over issues such as security and advanced technologies.
Key words : biden cold war
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_05/
The White House says President Joe Biden will hold online talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.
Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced the meeting in a statement on Friday.
The statement says "the two leaders will discuss ways to responsibly manage the competition" between the United States and China, "as well as ways to work together where our interests align."
It also says "President Biden will make clear US intentions and priorities and be clear and candid about our concerns" with China.
Although Biden regards China as the "most serious competitor" to the United States, he has said the United States is "not seeking a new Cold War."
Analysts are watching to see if the summit will help ease tensions over issues such as security and advanced technologies.
Key words : china foreign ministry healthy and stable
#N/A
Key words : united nations myanmar immediately
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_11/
The United Nations has called on Myanmar's military government to immediately release all journalists detained in the country.
A military court in Myanmar's biggest city Yangon sentenced US journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison on Friday for allegedly spreading false information and other charges. Fenster is managing editor of the online English-language magazine Frontier Myanmar.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet expressed strong concern about the ruling.
Bachelet said the conviction and harsh sentencing of Fenster is "emblematic of the wider plight of journalists in Myanmar who have been facing constant repression since the February 1 military coup."
The military has been monitoring and cracking down on journalists since the coup. The UN says at least 126 journalists, media officials or publishers have been detained by the military, of whom 47 remain in detention.
Bachelet said, "Myanmar has quickly reverted to an environment of information control, censorship and propaganda seen under military regimes in the past."
She went on to say, "With the crackdowns on journalists, Internet shutdowns, restrictions on free access to online and other data sources, people are being deprived of life-saving information."
Key words : leaders asia-pacific kishida
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_N02/
Leaders from 21 countries and territories gathered for an online meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. They reaffirmed their commitment to help the global economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
New Zealand served as the host. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the leaders agreed to put a priority on improving access to vaccines. She called vaccines a central part of how the region will manage and recover from the pandemic.
APEC members pledged to share vaccine production technologies and ease customs procedures. They released a statement saying, "Nobody is safe until everyone is safe."
The leaders also agreed to take steps to develop digital infrastructure and to make sure everyone has access to technology. They said they will also coordinate their actions against climate change.
Free trade was also on the agenda. Eleven APEC nations are members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. China and Taiwan recently applied to join. But Beijing opposes Taiwan's membership, saying the island is a part of China. President Xi Jinping reiterated his country's eagerness to join.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio expressed caution about China's intention. He said the TPP does not allow unfair trade or economic coercion.
The leaders ended the meeting with a pledge to enhance trade agreements within the region.
Key words : administration talk trade
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_09/
The administration of US President Joe Biden says it will start consultations with Japan over excess capacity in the global steel and aluminum industries. The talks will review additional US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan.
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Trade Representative Katherine Tai made the announcement on Friday.
Their statement says the US and Japan "share similar national security interests as democratic, market economies."
It adds the talks present an opportunity to "hold countries like China that support trade-distorting non-market policies and practices to account."
Raimondo and Tai are scheduled to visit Japan next week to meet Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hagiuda Koichi.
The administration of former US president Donald Trump imposed the additional tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan and other countries in 2018. The extra levies have been 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. The White House at the time said metals from overseas were hurting domestic industries.
The current US administration is seeking to work with allies and others to resolve China's overproduction issue.
Late last month, the US announced it had reached a deal with the European Union to resolve a dispute over the additional tariffs.
Raimondo said the settlement would maintain the extra duties, while exempting levies on "limited volumes" of EU steel and aluminum imports to the US.
Key words : hayashi blinken
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20211113_10/
Japan's new Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have agreed to further strengthen the bilateral alliance to realize a free and open Indo-Pacific.
During their telephone talks on Saturday morning, Japan time, Hayashi expressed his hope to build a good relationship with Blinken, just as his predecessor Motegi Toshimitsu did.
The US secretary offered his congratulations to Hayashi on becoming foreign minister. Hayashi assumed the post earlier this week, when Prime Minister Kishida Fumio launched his second Cabinet.
Hayashi and Blinken reaffirmed that they will work closely in responding to global issues, such as the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.
Both sides strongly opposed China's unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force in the East and South China seas. They also agreed on the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
The diplomats shared the view that their nations will coordinate closely toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea.
Hayashi asked for continued understanding and cooperation on the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago. Blinken offered his support.
The officials agreed to arrange a visit to the US by Prime Minister Kishida as early as possible.
Blinken reaffirmed Washington's unwavering commitment to the defense of Japan, including the application of Article Five of the Japan-US Security Treaty to the Senkaku Islands.
Japan controls the islands. China and Taiwan claim them. The Japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of Japan's territory, in terms of history and international law. It says there is no issue of sovereignty to be resolved over them.
After the talks, Hayashi told reporters that the conversation was a very important step toward creating a relationship of trust. The minister said he hopes he and the secretary will enjoy good harmony as former music band members.
0 件のコメント:
コメントを投稿