China’s Shadow Hangs Over Private Preparations for Boris Johnson’s G-7

  • U.K. pushing for statement on democratic values at summit
  • EU countries worry G-7 may look like an anti-China alliance

The Carbis Bay Hotel and Estate, venue for the upcoming G7 summit, in Carbis Bay, U.K.

Photographer: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Sign up for Next China, a weekly email on where the nation stands now and where it's going next.

When the diplomatic emissaries of the Group of Seven nations met virtually late last month to prepare the ground for the leaders summit in June, one problem cropped up over and over again: what to do about China?