G7 Summit in Hiroshima rejected military aggressions, nuclear use and violation of international law

Subscribe here: bit.ly/eudebates Russian aggression against Ukraine will be one of the main topics of the G7 summit to be held from 19-21 May in Hiroshima, Japan.
The leaders will also discuss nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, economic sustainability and security, climate, energy and environment, food, health and development.
The EU will be represented by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
The G7 summit is a forum that plays an important role in shaping global responses to global challenges, complementing the global economic coordination carried out by the G20. It brings together leaders from the EU and Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Leaders have been meeting in the G7 format since 2014, following the Russian Federation’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to the EU press release, at the summit in Hiroshima, Japan would like to demonstrate the G7’s strong determination to categorically reject military aggressions, any threats or uses of nuclear weapons, as well as attempts to overthrow the international order.
“The international community is now at a historic turning point, having experienced the COVID-19 pandemic and being faced with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which has shaken the very foundation of the international order,” said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The last G7 summit was held in Schloss Elmau, Bavaria, Germany, in June 2022.
Subscribe here: bit.ly/eudebates Beijing has accused the G7 nations of collaborating to “smear and attack” China, after the weekend summit issued a communique that warned Beijing over its “militarisation activities” in the Asia-Pacific region.
After the summit, China summoned the Japanese ambassador to register an official protest, and warned the UK to stop “slandering” the country to avoid further damage to bilateral relations. Chinese regulators also chose the weekend to announce that US chip firm, Micron Technology, had failed a security review and would be banned from use in Chinese critical infrastructure.
The G7 communique, issued on Saturday, stated that it wanted “constructive and stable relations” with Beijing, referring to “de-risking” rather than “de-coupling” from their relationship with China amid warnings from France that the summit should not be seen as being anti-Beijing. But it also outlined key concerns over militarisation in the East and South China Seas, China’s intentions towards Taiwan, and human rights concerns in Xinjiang and Tibet.
The leaders of the Quad group - Australia, India, Japan and the US - also delivered a thinly veiled criticism of Beijing, calling for “peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific maritime domain”.
“We strongly oppose destabilising or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion,” the statement said, using diplomatic language that appeared to refer to China’s economic tactics to gain leverage over poorer countries and also its military expansion in the Pacific.
In response, China’s ministry of foreign affairs on Saturday accused the G7 of “hindering international peace, undermining regional stability and curbing other countries’ development”.
On Monday China’s deputy foreign minister, Sun Weidong, summoned the Japanese ambassador to register an official protest over what the ministry called the “hype around China-related issues” at the summit.Sun claimed Japan had collaborated with other countries at the summit through “activities and joint declarations … to smear and attack China, grossly interfering in China’s internal affairs”.
He said Japan’s actions were detrimental to China’s sovereignty, security and development interests, and that China is “strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes” them.
“Japan should correct its understanding of China, grasp strategic autonomy … and truly promote the stable development of bilateral relations with a constructive attitude,” Sun said.
Japanese officials said their country’s position on China had been consistent, while Hideo Tarumi, the Japanese ambassador to China, said the G7 would continue to refer to issues of common concern as long as China does not change its behaviour, according to a statement.
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