2021年CRI 习近平应拜登邀请出席领导人气候峰会 欧盟制定人工智能技术监管条款（在线收听）

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit on climate change today at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says the Chinese President will deliver a speech at the event.

China hopes the summit will serve as a favorable platform for exchanges and cooperation on global response to challenges posed by climate change, promoting full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement and jointly advancing global climate and environmental governance.

The U.S. President has invited dozens of world leaders to join the two-day virtual summit starting on Thursday, after bringing the U.S. back into the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Last week, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry traveled to Shanghai to meet his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua, marking the first high-level visit to China by a Biden administration official. The two sides agreed to work together on the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

China has seen over 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered nationwide.

National Health Commission spokesperson Mi Feng says authorities have taken into account the demand for the second dose in the allocation of vaccines locally.

The spokesperson has urged local efforts in precise vaccine distribution and supply to ensure that people get their second dose within eight weeks following the first one.

China has prioritized COVID-19 vaccination for medical workers since last year. So far, the vaccination rate among health workers has exceeded 80 percent.

Mi Feng says that as new variants of the virus continue to emerge, China still faces challenges in preventing imported cases and domestic resurgence.

The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for George Floyd's killing.

"The investigation I am announcing today will assess whether the Minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests. The investigation will also assess whether the MPD engages in discriminatory conduct and whether its treatment of those with behavioral health disabilities is unlawful."

He says the investigation will also look at the department's handling of misconduct allegations and assess the department's current systems of accountability.

He adds that if a pattern of unconstitutional or unlawful policing is found, they will seek a federal court order forcing the department to make changes to avoid further violations.

Japanese residents with tickets to the Tokyo Olympics may not know until weeks before the games open if they'll be allowed to attend them.

Fans from abroad have already been barred, and on Wednesday organizing committee president Seiko Hashimoto said a decision on venue capacity may not be made until June.

Hashimoto had previously promised that decision this month.

Japan has seen a new wave of virus cases. Osaka and Tokyo are expected to come under new emergency orders this week.

European Union officials have unveiled proposals for regulating artificial intelligence, aimed at reining in high-risk uses of the rapidly expanding technology.

The draft E.U. regulations from the E.U.'s executive Commission include rules for artificial intelligence used in some risky categories.

The proposals also include a prohibition on the use of live facial recognition technology on crowds of people in public places.

According to the E.U., Europe will become the first continent to give guidelines over the use of artificial intelligence.

应美国总统乔·拜登邀请，中国国家主席习近平将出席今天举行的气候变化视频峰会。

外交部发言人汪文斌表示，中国国家主席将在会上发表讲话。

中方期待这次峰会能为全球合作应对气候变化挑战，推动巴黎协定全面有效实施，以及共同促进全球气候环境治理提供有益的交流和合作平台。

美国总统已邀请数十位世界领导人参加周四开始的为期两天的视频峰会，此前，美国重新加入了2015年达成的《巴黎协定》。

上周，美国气候特使约翰·克里前往上海与中国气候特使解振华举行会谈，这是拜登政府官员首次对中国进行高级别访问。双方同意就落实《巴黎协定》进行合作。

中国全国范围内已接种了超过2亿剂新冠肺炎疫苗。

国家卫生健康委员会发言人米峰表示，有关部门在分配疫苗时已经考虑到地方对第二剂的需求。

该发言人敦促地方努力精确分发供应疫苗，以确保第二剂次接种在第一剂次接种后8周内完成。

中国从去年开始优先为医务工作者接种新冠肺炎疫苗。截至目前，医务工作人员的疫苗接种率已超80%。

米峰表示，随着新冠病毒新变种的不断出现，中国在内防反弹外防输入方面仍然面临挑战。

美国司法部将对明尼阿波利斯警方执法行为展开全面调查。

美国司法部长梅里克·加兰在前警官德雷克·肖万被判杀害乔治·弗洛伊德罪名成立后宣布这一消息。

“我今天宣布的调查将评估明尼阿波利斯警察部门是否存在过度使用武力的模式或做法，包括警方在抗议活动期间的行为。调查还将评估明尼阿波利斯警察局是否采取歧视性行为，对待有行为健康障碍的人是否违法。”

他表示，调查还将考察该部门对不当行为指控的处理情况，并评估该部门目前的问责制度。

他补充表示，如果发现违宪或非法的警务模式，他们将寻求联邦法院的命令，迫使该部门做出改变，以避免进一步违规。

持有东京奥运会门票的日本居民可能要到奥运会开幕前几周才能知道是否获准参加奥运会。

东京奥运会已禁止外国观众入席，周三，组委会主席桥本圣子表示，有关场地客流量的决定可能要到6月才能做出。

桥本圣子此前曾承诺本月作出决定。

日本出现新一轮病毒感染。预计大阪和东京本周将下达新的紧急命令。

欧盟官员公布了人工智能监管提案，旨在控制这一快速扩张技术的高风险使用。

欧盟执行委员会提出的欧盟法规提案包括用于一些风险类别的人工智能的规则。

提案还包括禁止对公共场所的人群使用实时面部识别技术。

欧盟表示，欧洲将成为首个对人工智能的使用给予指导的大陆。