CHINA-G-7: G-7 MEETING FIGHTS SHY OF TAKING PUNITIVE MEASURES AGAINST CHINA

The Guadian (May 5) reported that Foreign Ministers from the G7 group of countries refrained from spelling out any concrete steps to confront China, amid concern among some members – especially Italy and Germany – over reprisals if their language was too threatening. The Ministers, instead discussed how to confront China’s rise by improving their countries’ resilience to China’s “arbitrary, coercive economic policies and practices”.The 3-day meeting chaired by the UK in London this year was, however, unequivocal in condemning “the targeting of Uyghurs, members of other ethnic and religious minority groups, and the existence of a large-scale network of ‘political re-education’ camps, and reports of forced labour systems and forced sterilisation”. G7 states were left to their own devices to decide how best to combat the alleged use of forced labour in Xinjiang province. World Bank President David Malpass joined the discussions urging advanced countries to export more surplus vaccines and give up options on vaccine doses to free up supply to developing countries.





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