G-7 Statement on China ‘Late in the Game’: Cybersecurity Expert

(L-R) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participate in a photo with G-7 leaders before their working lunch meeting on economic security at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan, on May 20, 2023. Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

As the G-7 leaders doubled down on their opposition to China in the latest summit in Japan last week, their statement is long overdue, according to John Mills, former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense.

The summit in Japan, held from May 19 to 21, saw the attendance of top leaders from the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada.