The CCP Is Caught in a Dilemma in Downgrading Its Response to G-7 Summit

Leaders of the G-7 pose for a group photo on overlooking the beach at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, on June 11, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool/AP Photo

Commentary

The Group of Seven (G-7) summit communiqué (pdf) issued on June 13 reveals a tough stance against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), unsurprisingly on issues including the origin of COVID-19, human rights, Hong Kong autonomy, and security across the Taiwan Strait and in the Indo-Pacific region. It also mentions economic and trade issues and “the full implementation of WTO rules to integrate into the world trading system,” obviously with the aim of curbing the CCP’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).