China and Russia Blast G7 Summit

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🇨🇳 🇷🇺 China and Russia Blast G7 Summit

What happened: The G7’s joint statements during the summit in Japan have exacerbated friction between China and the G7 nations and their allies.

The state-backed Chinese mouthpiece Global Times blasted the G7 as an “anti-China workshop,” accusing them of 'smearing' and 'slandering'.

G7 Statements: Group of Seven (G7) declarations singled out China on issues including:

• Taiwan,

• Nuclear arms,

• Economic coercion,

• Human rights abuses against Tibetans and Xinjiang Uyghurs.

They also declared de-risking their relationship with China. Many times, even when China was not explicitly mentioned, it was clear that the leaders were talking about them. For example, I think it’s clear which company this excerpt is talking about:

China’s Reaction: Beijing’s foreign ministry firmly opposed the G7’s statement - later summoning Japan’s ambassador to China in an act of protest. China also accused the US and its allies of double standards over comments about a nuclear build-up and the use of economic leverage.

Russia’s Reaction: Russia, a close ally of China that was also called out in the G7 statement over its war in Ukraine, said the summit was an “incubator” for anti-Russian and anti-Chinese hysteria.

Full Statements

1. Statement on Economic Resilience and Economic Security: Click here.

2. Communiqué: Click here. Explicit comments about China’s human rights abuses et al. start from reference number 50, under Regional Affairs.