G7 Foreign Ministers Vow to Counter China’s ‘Malign’ Practices That ‘Distort Global Economy’

Top diplomats made the pledge during a meeting in Japan, which has assumed the G7 presidency this year.

(L–R) British Foreign Minister James Cleverly, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, EU Foreign Minister Josep Borrell (front), Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (front), and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pose for a photo at the beginning of session 1 of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting at the foreign ministry's Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2023. POOL by Toshifumi Kitamura-AFP

Foreign ministers from the G7 countries on Nov. 8 vowed to crack down on the Chinese regime’s “malign” practices, including the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) illegitimate technology transfers that “distort the global economy,” but they stressed the need to work together with Beijing to tackle an array of global challenges.

Top diplomats from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union, and the United States—the leading industrial nations that make up the Group of Seven—made the pledge during a G7 meeting hosted by Japan, which has assumed the G7 presidency this year, in Tokyo.