China blasts G7 statement for serving ‘America first’

Beijing has taken issue with a new G7 leaders’ communiqué that calls out Chinese economic coercion, non-market policies and practices, forced labor in Xinjiang and a host of other issues. G7 leaders, including President Biden and the leaders of the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, met in Hiroshima May 19-21 and issued an expansive communiqué that included several paragraphs dedicated to global issues involving China. China blasted the statement through official channels. “The international community does not...