Category: G7

G7 Leaders Announce $600 Billion Global Infrastructure Program to Take on Beijing’s Debt Trap Diplomacy

Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) representing the wealthiest democracies announced $600 billion for global infrastructure programs on June 26 to counter the Chinese regime’s expansion through its financing of enormous loans to poor countries for building infrastructure. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders pledged to raise $600 billion by 2027 for the…


G-7 Leaders Announce $600 Billion Global Infrastructure Program to Take on Beijing’s Debt Trap Diplomacy

Leaders from the Group of Seven (G-7) representing the world’s wealthiest democracies announced on June 26 that $600 billion would be allocated for global infrastructure programs to counter the Chinese regime’s expansion through its financing of enormous loans to poor countries for building infrastructure. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G-7 leaders pledged to raise…


Commonwealth Falls Short of Condemning Russia as Trudeau Prepares for G7

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to the G7 summit in Germany on Saturday without a consensus from the Commonwealth to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but with a chorus of countries calling for help to overcome the fallout of the war. Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly arrived in Kigali, the capital of…


G-7, NATO Leaders to Address Challenges Posed by Beijing: US Senior Official

The Chinese regime is expected to be a key issue in the upcoming G-7 and NATO summits a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. “Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China. In fact, I think quite the opposite,” said an unnamed senior U.S.administration official in Washington in a…


G7, NATO Leaders to Address Challenges Posed by Beijing: US Senior Official

The Chinese regime is expected to be a key issue in the upcoming G7 and NATO summits a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. “Ukraine is not causing us to take our eye off the ball on China. In fact, I think quite the opposite,” said an unnamed senior U.S.administration official in Washington in a…


Campaign on No Recognition of Lee Ka Chiu as Chief Executive, and Dictatorship of the CCP

A number of overseas Hong Kong people’s groups and former Hong Kong lawmakers launched a joint signature campaign online, claiming that the chief executive designate, John Lee Ka Chiu, does not have the people’s mandate and is only a puppet appointed by Beijing and that he is not recognised as the Hong Kong Chief Executive…


G7 Offers $9.5 Billion New Aid for Ukraine, Ready With More

KOENIGSWINTER, Germany—The Group of Seven’s financial leaders agreed on $9.5 billion in new aid to Ukraine on Friday and promised enough money to keep the country’s devastated economy afloat as long as it fights against Russia’s invasion. Finance ministers and central bank governors of the United States, Japan, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, and Italy—the Group…


Canada Presses for G7 Quick-Reaction Group on Cybersecurity After Ukraine Invasion

Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is pressing G7 countries to establish a quick-reaction group on cybersecurity to help build up resilience to attacks following the invasion of Ukraine. Champagne suggested to a meeting of G7 digital ministers in Germany that they pool expertise to fend off attacks and protect crucial information-technology infrastructure. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister…


G-7 Seeks More Ways to Help Ukraine, Unblock Grain Supplies

WEISSENHAUS, Germany—Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G-7) wealthy nations gathered Thursday in northern Germany for a three-day meeting centered on Russia’s war against Ukraine and the wider impact it is having around the world, particularly on food and energy prices. The annual meeting running until Saturday brings together top diplomats from Britain, Canada,…


Trudeau Arrives in Brussels to Address European Parliament Ahead of NATO, G7 Talks

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has kicked off a whirlwind trip to Brussels, and will address the European Parliament later today on his second visit to the continent this month. The prime minister’s plane touched down at a Brussels military base this morning. Trudeau’s speech is set to stress the importance of countries on both sides…