Carbis Bay, England:
China on Sunday pointedly cautioned Group of Seven leaders that the days when “small” groups of nations decided the fate of the world was extended gone, hitting back at the world’s richest democracies which have sought a unified position more than Beijing.
“The days when global decisions were dictated by a small group of countries are long gone,” a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in London mentioned.
“We always believe that countries, big or small, strong or weak, poor or rich, are equals, and that world affairs should be handled through consultation by all countries.”
The re-emergence of China as a major international energy is regarded to be one of the most important geopolitical events of current occasions, alongside the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union that ended the Cold War.
The G7, whose leaders are meeting in southwestern England, has been browsing for a coherent response to the increasing assertiveness of President Xi Jinping immediately after China’s spectacular financial and military rise more than the previous 40 years.
Leaders of the group – the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Italy, France and Japan – want to use their gathering in the English seaside resort of Carbis Bay to show the world that the richest democracies can present an option to China’s increasing clout.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led a Group of Seven discussion of China on Saturday and known as on leaders to come up with a unified strategy to the challenges posed by the People’s Republic, a supply mentioned.
The G7 are preparing to present building nations an infrastructure scheme that could rival Xi’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative.
Beijing has repeatedly hit back against what it perceives as attempts by Western powers to include China, and says lots of main powers are nevertheless gripped by an outdated imperial mindset immediately after years of humiliating China.
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