The leaders of the West’s most prosperous economies (France, the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany) met in Japan. Hiroshima, the invincible symbol of war drama to calm a troubled world this weekend. underlined on the agenda Russiamost urgent and Chinesemost important.
About the conflict Ukraine There will be no conflicts. Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishidawas the last of the leaders G7 He will go to Kiev to support his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky. The summit comes on the eve of its much-publicized counterattack and can predictably result in exaggerated statements, more sanctions on Moscow and weapons on Kiev. On the anniversary of the war, Kishida, who ran as the leader of “a united front to settle the Ukraine issue”, said that “when we talk about peace policies, we cannot separate Europe from Asia.” With the statement, he drew attention to the concerns in this part of the world, North Korea and Chinese.
“The main issue will be Ukraine, something everyone will agree on. China is causing more division, but the Indo-Pacific will also be discussed, especially because of the presence of leaders from China. Australia, India, Vietnamese anyone Indonesia. “He emphasized that the tragic events that took place in Europe saw the danger of a repeat in Asia,” said Stanley Rosen, professor of political science at the US-China Institute at the University of South Carolina.
slap in Beijing
A meeting of Western powers, hosted by Japan, predicts a smackdown on Beijing, with little risk of error. design a coordinated strategy contrary “economic coercion“China will be a major problem,” said the US Treasury Secretary. Janet Yellen. Semantic exploration alludes to the Chinese tradition of responding to insults as follows: economic sanctions. There is no doubt about the statement of the objections: the paths to Chinese anger are endless. you can stop Norwegian salmon import After the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Liu XiaoboClose South Korean malls and cancel group tours. kpop for missile shield Americans that Seoul placed on its territory or punished. Lithuania for flirting taiwan.
There is more doubt about the legitimacy of the complainant. American combat accepts no rivals. These temporary tantrums by China pale in comparison to the decades-long blockade on Cuba. Washington passed laws imposing sanctions on governments traveling from Taipei to Beijing, and China still suffers from Trump’s trade war tariffs. alarmist response from marco rubioThe US senator, after the China-Brazil deal bypassed the dollar in bilateral trade: “If this trend continues, we will not be able to impose sanctions on any country in a few years.”
In addition, there are doubts about its viability “NATO economicSuggested by Washington and Tokyo. China is only the third trading partner of the United States, but there are many in the G7 who saw it first. world leader in exports and that within ten years he would occupy the world economic throne. “I don’t think we’re going to see an economic NATO, even if the Americans and Japanese want it. France, Germany and others need the Chinese market too much to not endanger the Chinese market. Macron made this clear during his visit to Beijing and Scholz. Rosen said that German cars are losing their market in China. He chose to increase his economic ties during this period,” he said.
nuclear weapons control
Kishida, born in Hiroshima nuclear weapons control. Ukraine returned that urgency after Russia threatened to use them and suspended the agreement with the United States in 2010. It is also unlikely that the summit will change more than rhetorical wills at a time when countries are wary of the reins of arms. On the eve, references were made to the North Korean threat or to Washington’s alleged Chinese plan to increase warheads from 400 to 1,500; even if true, that would be a quarter of the 6,000 collected by the US and Russia. . Less has been said about the supply of nuclear-powered submarines from the UK and the US to Australia under AUKUS, a military organization in the Pacific against China. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Faced with Japan’s role as a catalyst for peace, the Chinese press recalled that these days, Japan apologized for its anger. imperialism The last 21% increase in the Defense budget of the last century (World War II).
other topics such as economic recovery after the tsunami pandemic, climate change wave food safety There will be less room for a summit to highlight the different urgency of the West and the world. global south.