G-7 Scolds China and Russia Over Threats, Bullying, Rights Abuses

G-7 Scolds China and Russia Over Threats, Bullying, Rights Abuses
Attendees take part in G-7 foreign ministers meeting in London, UK, on May 5, 2021. Ben Stansall/Pool via Reuters
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LONDON—The Group of Seven scolded both China and Russia on Wednesday, casting the Kremlin as malicious and Beijing as a bully, and expressed support for Taiwan and Ukraine.

Founded in 1975 as a forum for the West’s richest nations to discuss crises such as the OPEC oil embargo, the G-7 this week addressed what it perceives as the biggest current threats: China, Russia and the coronavirus pandemic.