As 2017 comes to an end, CGTN has put together a twelve-episode special series, “News Map 2017," to review the monthly events of the past year.
From Dec. 18 to 29, review the most stirring events, relive the most touching stories, and remember the most powerful faces of 2017.
Below are some of the most consequential headlines from June 2017.
June 3
London terror attacks: Seven killed, dozens injured in UK capital
People speaking with police officers after attacks near London Bridge in London, Britain, June 4, 2017. /Reuters Photo
People speaking with police officers after attacks near London Bridge in London, Britain, June 4, 2017. /Reuters Photo
Terror returned to the UK capital, killing seven people and injuring dozens, when a van plowed into pedestrians on the London Bridge. At the south end of the bridge, several others were stabbed at the Borough Market.
Prime Minister Theresa May called for a far more robust attitude towards terrorism. It was the third terror attack in Britain in as many months, and came just five days before a snap general election.
June 14
China-Panama relations: Two countries establish diplomatic ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Isabel Saint Malo de Alvarado, Panama's vice president and foreign minister, sign the joint communique in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2017. /Xinhua Photo
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Isabel Saint Malo de Alvarado, Panama's vice president and foreign minister, sign the joint communique in Beijing, capital of China, June 13, 2017. /Xinhua Photo
China and Panama formally established diplomatic relations on June 14. According to a joint communique, Panama said it recognized there was only one China, and that Taiwan was an inalienable part of Chinese territory.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it was a historic moment and opened a new chapter in bilateral relations. Panama added that their bilateral ties with China were built on mutual respect and the people of both countries would benefit from the new arrangement.
June 16
US-Cuba ties: Trump clamps down on Cuba travel and trade
Cuban-Americans in Miami's Little Havana celebrate the death of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro on November 26, 2016. Cuba's socialist icon and father of his country's revolution, Fidel Castro died on November 25 aged 90, after defying the US during a half-century of ironclad rule and surviving the eclipse of global communism. /AFP Photo
Cuban-Americans in Miami's Little Havana celebrate the death of longtime Cuban leader Fidel Castro on November 26, 2016. Cuba's socialist icon and father of his country's revolution, Fidel Castro died on November 25 aged 90, after defying the US during a half-century of ironclad rule and surviving the eclipse of global communism. /AFP Photo
Pressing "pause" on a historic thaw in relations, US President Donald Trump announced new restrictions on American travel to Cuba, as well as business with the Cuban military. However, he said he was content to maintain efforts to normalize their ties.
Cuba said Washington's change in foreign policy was "doomed to fail." Trump's approach is considered a rollback of his predecessor's efforts to enhance relations between the two countries.
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