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Beijing condemns G7’s meddling on Taiwan, after group’s statement in support of its independence

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a stern rebuke of the G7 communiqué which reaffirmed the group’s support for Taiwanese independence; Beijing labelled it a “a serious interference in China’s internal affairs.” … Read More >Beijing condemns G7’s meddling on Taiwan, after group’s statement in support of its independence

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Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic can only be considered beaten once everyone in the world has been immunized against Covid-19, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said, after she’d met with the G7 leaders at a virtual summit on Friday. … Read More >Pandemic will be with us until EVERYONE on earth given Covid-19 vaccine, says Merkel after G7 summit

UK

Tony Blair urges UK govt to use G7 presidency to implement ‘inevitable’ global Covid-19 vaccine passport

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Tony Blair has called on the British government to lead the way in the creation of a global ID that shows Covid-19 vaccine and disease status, arguing that the development of such a passport was inevitable. … Read More >Tony Blair urges UK govt to use G7 presidency to implement ‘inevitable’ global Covid-19 vaccine passport

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G7 foreign ministers slam what they refer to as ‘confirmed poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘in strongest terms’

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020By Editor

The ministers have demanded Moscow “urgently” investigate the what they call “confirmed poisoning” of Alexey Navalny in a damning statement while stopping short of blaming it all on Kremlin again. … Read More >G7 foreign ministers slam what they refer to as ‘confirmed poisoning’ of Russian opposition figure Navalny ‘in strongest terms’

Russia

Does Moscow actually want to rejoin G7/G8? Ex-Russian president Medvedev dismisses summits as ‘obsolete platform’

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020By Editor

The world’s most bizarre diplomatic ‘struggle’ continues. While Western countries debate whether to make the G7 the G8 again, Russian officials say they’ve no interest in returning. Meanwhile, the West ignores their statements. … Read More >Does Moscow actually want to rejoin G7/G8? Ex-Russian president Medvedev dismisses summits as ‘obsolete platform’

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Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020By Editor

There’s “no chance” of Moscow returning to the elitist Group of Seven unless the Ukrainian conflict is solved, Berlin has said. But untying this and other knots is unimaginable without Russia’s helping hand, it admitted. … Read More >Any chance Russia will join G7 again? Germany says ‘no,’ but admits Moscow’s help needed to put out flaming hotspots

‘Shameless’: Seoul denounces Japan’s objection to Trump’s plan to include South Korea in G7

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

Seoul has accused Japan of brazen behavior after Tokyo objected to Trump’s idea of inviting South Korea into the G7 as a standing member. The proposal may weaken Japan’s political clout within the group, Japanese media claims. … Read More >‘Shameless’: Seoul denounces Japan’s objection to Trump’s plan to include South Korea in G7

Beijing says it ‘resolutely opposes’ US & G7 meddling in Hong Kong after bloc urges China to scrap security law

Posted on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020By Editor

China’s top diplomat has shot back after the US and its allies in the G7 called on Beijing to abandon a hot-button national security law slated for Hong Kong, telling his American counterpart to respect Chinese sovereignty. … Read More >Beijing says it ‘resolutely opposes’ US & G7 meddling in Hong Kong after bloc urges China to scrap security law

You better ‘reconsider’: G7 urges China not to impose its law on Hong Kong

Posted on June 18, 2020June 18, 2020By Editor

The Group of Seven countries have attempted to press China into changing its mind on imposing its national security law on Hong Kong, which they view as Beijing stripping the city of its Western-backed autonomy. … Read More >You better ‘reconsider’: G7 urges China not to impose its law on Hong Kong

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G7 is indeed outdated and out of touch, Moscow agrees with Trump, but without China it will stay that way

Posted on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020By Editor

Moscow agrees with Donald Trump’s criticism of G7 as a “very outdated” institution that does not represent “what’s going on in the world,” but cannot see how it can be improved without China’s participation. … Read More >G7 is indeed outdated and out of touch, Moscow agrees with Trump, but without China it will stay that way