Category: G7

Indian Foreign Minister out of Face-to-Face G-7 Meeting Due to CCP Virus Scare

India’s foreign minister has been forced to pull out of the face-to-face Group of Seven meetings in London after two members of his delegation tested positive for the CCP virus. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday he will have to join the G-7 foreign ministers’ meeting online instead of in person. “Was made aware yesterday evening…


G7: Foreign Ministers Discuss ‘Rising Threats’ Against Democracy

G7 Foreign Ministers are discussing geopolitical threats that undermine “democracy, freedoms, and human rights” in London on Tuesday during their first meeting since 2019. “This includes relations with Russia, China, and Iran, as well as the crisis in Myanmar, the violence in Ethiopia, and the ongoing war in Syria,” the UK’s Foreign Office said in…


G-7 Foreign Ministers Discuss ‘Rising Threats’ Against Democracy

G-7 foreign ministers are discussing geopolitical threats that undermine “democracy, freedoms, and human rights” in London on Tuesday during their first meeting since 2019. “This includes relations with Russia, China, and Iran, as well as the crisis in Myanmar, the violence in Ethiopia, and the ongoing war in Syria,” the UK’s Foreign Office said in…


US and UK Tell China and Russia: The West Is Not Over Yet

LONDON—The Group of Seven western democracies aims to court new allies to counter challenges from China and Russia without holding Beijing down and while pursuing more stable ties with the Kremlin, two of its top diplomats said on Monday. Founded in 1975 as a forum for the West’s richest nations to discuss crises such as…


Britain Hosts First G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting Since Start of Pandemic

LONDON—Foreign ministers of the G7 rich countries gather in London on Monday for their first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with British host Dominic Raab opening with talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The week is billed by Britain, which holds the group’s rotating presidency, as a chance to reassert the…


Get Tough on China or Risk Losing Control of Global Trade, UK Tells G7

LONDON—Britain will on Wednesday push G7 allies to get tough on China over “pernicious practices” that undermine the international trading system, calling for an overhaul of outdated and ineffective World Trade Organization rules. Trade minister Liz Truss will host her G7 counterparts and the new head of the WTO, using Britain’s platform as current president…


Canada Exploring the Idea of ‘Vaccine Passports’ with G7 Allies: Health Minister

Canada is exploring the idea of issuing COVID-19 vaccine passports in coordination with its G7 allies, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday. According to a report by iPolitics, Hajdu said the idea was briefly discussed during her meeting with health ministers from G7 countries—Canada, the United States, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan….


UK Considers China in ‘Ongoing Non-Compliance’ With Hong Kong Joint Declaration

The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said…


UK Says China in ‘Ongoing Non-Compliance’ With Hong Kong Joint Declaration

The UK now considers the Chinese regime to be “in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Joint Declaration,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Saturday. “Beijing’s decision to impose radical changes to restrict participation in Hong Kong’s electoral system constitutes a further clear breach of the legally binding Sino-British Joint Declaration,” Raab said…


Beijing, Longtime Supporter of Burma, Watching Coup Situation Closely: Reporter

Beijing has much at stake in Burma as the Southeast Asian country plunged into a political crisis after a military coup, according to OANN TV host and former Navy intelligence officer Jack Posobiec. “When it comes to the Burma situation…this is all about the reach and the stretch of the CCP’s [Chinese Communist Party] influence…