Yearender: Top ten world news events in 2017 selected by Xinhua

7. FREQUENT TERRORIST INCIDENTS ROCKING WESTERN SOCIETIES

On Oct 1, a mass shooting killed 59 people and injured 527 at an open-air concert in the western US city of Las Vegas, making it the deadliest massacre in modern American history.

The attack reflected a series of social ills in Western countries, such as the rampant gun control, the deeply ingrained violence culture, and the intensification of class division.

This year has witnessed over 300 fatal shootings in the United States, as well as frequent outbreaks of terror in Europe such as Manchester concert bombing, Champs-Elysees shooting in Paris, and van attacks in Barcelona.

Reports of the Australian Economics and Peace Institute showed that the number of violent deaths in the United States as well as the developed countries in Europe in 2017 is expected to hit a record high in the past 16 years.

8. WORLD ECONOMY SEES REMARKABLE RECOVERY

The International Monetary Fund on Oct 10 raised its forecast for the world economic growth this year and next year to 3.6 percent and 3.7 percent respectively, significantly higher than last year's 3.2 percent. And 75 percent of the world's economy is expected to grow faster this year.

This has been the fastest growth in global economy in nearly a decade, with the recovery of major economies shifting from "differentiation" to "synchronization" and the recovery of emerging economies being more pronounced and balanced.

China's bright economic performance is still the biggest source of global economic growth, among the supports of the world's relatively loose monetary fiscal policy as well as scientific and technological innovation. However, the rise of trade protectionism and counter-globalization in developed countries deserves vigilance.