2021年CRI 东京奥运会火炬传递启动 "长赐号"货轮堵塞苏伊士运河（在线收听）

The Chinese President has inspected the city of Fuzhou during his trip to Fujian Province.

Xi Jinping visited Fudao, a 19-km-long pedestrian walkway, as well as an optical lens company.

He learned about local efforts in urban planning and development and the protection of historical and cultural blocks, as well as corporate innovation and development.

China and Saudi Arabia have a???greed to oppose any interference in the internal affairs of other countries and to defend the interests of developing countries.

The agreement came as part of a meeting between the Chinese foreign minister and the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince.

Wang Yi says advancing ties with Saudi Arabia is a priority for China's Middle East policies.

He suggests the two sides strengthen cooperation in trade, investment and infrastructure, as well as in artificial intelligence, 5G, big data and aerospace technologies.

A report says air quality in Beijing has improved in the last few years thanks to the implementation of clean air actions.

The report was released by a group of leading British and Chinese scientists.

More than 150 scientists have spent five years conducting one of the largest air pollution field campaigns in Beijing.

The scientists have found that sources of key air pollutants in the city center are much lower than predicted, but concentrations were still relatively high in 2016 and 2017.

Researchers also discovered that cooking oil emissions are a source of potentially hazardous fine particles in Beijing.

The report also says road traffic is not a major source of primary PM2.5, but remains a significant source of Nitrogen oxide.

The torch relay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic has started in Fukushima.

It marks the beginning of a four-month countdown to the delayed summer Games.

The top US infectious diseases expert says the nation has not turned the corner yet on the coronavirus pandemic, despite a rise in vaccinations.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the number of daily infections is still too high in the country to declare victory against the virus.

"We do have a lot of challenges in front of us with regard to the high level of daily infections, yesterday being, 54,974. When you are at that level, I don't think you can declare victory and say you've turn the corner. You've got to continue to do what we're doing, more vaccinations and continue to do public measures until we actually turn the corner."

While daily cases are still high at around 55-thousand, the figure is a significant drop from the 250,000 daily cases at the peak of the winter wave.

So far, more than 2.5 million Americans are getting vaccinated each day.

Democrats in the U.S. Congress have renewed their calls for tighter gun laws following the recent shootings in Boulder and Atlanta.

"The Senate cannot delay considering those bills. They need to send them to President Biden's desk for his signature. And I hope in the House that we can move quickly to consider the legislation to reinstate the assault weapons ban. The weapons of war have no place in our community."

Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer has vowed to bring up the two House-passed gun control bills, which are also supported by President Joe Biden.

The head of the International Chamber of Shipping has raised concerns about the impact of the current blockade of the Suez Canal to worldwide trade.

A skyscraper-sized container ship has become wedged across Egypt's Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the waterway, threatening to disrupt global shipping.

Guy Platten says the Suez Canal is one of the most strategic waterways in the world as it carries about 12 percent of world trade annually.

"We are already seeing evidence that ships are starting to gather at the entrances to the canal at both ends, so that process, that logjam is starting to grow as every hour that passes. So it's a serious incident. It shows you how fragile the global supply chains can be at times."

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday.

中国国家主席在福建之行中视察了福州市。

习近平参观了19公里长的人行道——福道，以及一家光学镜头公司。

他了解了当地在城市规划建设、历史文化街区保护、企业创新发展等方面的工作。

中国和沙特一致同意，反对干涉他国内政，维护发展中国家利益。

中国外长与沙特王储在会晤时达成这一立场。

王毅表示，发展与沙特的关系是中国中东政策优先方向。

他建议双方加强在贸易、投资、基础设施，以及人工智能、5G、大数据、航空航天技术等领域的合作。

一份报告称，由于实施清洁空气行动，北京的空气质量在过去几年中得到了改善。

这份报告由英国和中国的一组首席科学家发布。

150多名科学家用时5年，在北京进行了一次最大规模的空气污染实地调查。

科学家发现，市中心主要空气污染物的来源远低于预期，但2016年和2017年的浓度仍然相对较高。

研究人员还发现，食用油排放是北京潜在有害细颗粒物的来源之一。

报告还称，道路交通不是PM2.5的主要来源，但仍是氮氧化物的重要来源。

2020年东京奥运会火炬传递在福岛拉开帷幕。

这标志着被推迟的夏季奥运会开始进入为期四个月的倒计时。

美国顶级传染病专家表示，尽管疫苗接种率上升，但美国尚未在疫情问题上取得转机。

安东尼·福奇博士表示，美国日增感染人数仍然过高，不足以宣布战胜病毒。

“就单日高水平感染率而言，我们确实面临着很多挑战，昨天单日新增感染人数为54,974人。在这个水平，我认为还不能够宣布胜利，不能称迎来了转机。大家必须继续做我们正在做的事情，接种更多疫苗，继续采取公共卫生措施，直到我们真正扭转局面。”

虽然日增病例仍高达5.5万例左右，但较冬季疫情高峰时的25万例已有显著下降。

到目前为止，每天有超过250万美国人接种疫苗。

在最近博尔德和亚特兰大发生枪击事件后，美国国会民主党人再次呼吁加强枪支法律。

“参议院不能拖延审议这些法案。他们需要把这些文件送到拜登总统的办公桌上让他签字。而我希望在众议院，我们能够迅速采取行动，考虑恢复攻击性武器禁令的立法。战争武器在我们的社会中没有容身之地。”

参议院多数党领袖查克·舒默誓要将众议院通过的两项控枪法案提上议程，这两项法案也得到了总统乔·拜登的支持。

国际航运商会负责人对目前苏伊士运河的堵塞对全球贸易的影响表示担忧。

一艘摩天大楼大小的集装箱船楔入埃及苏伊士运河，并阻断了该水道的所有交通，这有可能扰乱全球航运。

盖伊·普拉滕表示，苏伊士运河是世界上最具战略意义的水道之一，每年承载着全球12%的贸易。

“我们已经看到有证据表明，船只开始在运河两端的入口处聚集，所以这个过程中，随着时间的推移，这种僵局开始加剧。这是一个严重事件。这表明，全球供应链有时是多么脆弱。”

周二，悬挂巴拿马国旗、在亚洲和欧洲之间运输货物的“长赐”号货船在苏伊士运河搁浅。