U.S. Proposes G-7 Coordination to Counter China’s Might
- U.K. hosting meeting of foreign ministers in person in London
- How to contain the Asian superpower is key issue in the talks
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The Group of Seven nations is considering a U.S. proposal to counter what the White House sees as China’s economic coercion.
A paper was circulated before a two-day meeting of G-7 foreign ministers in London, according to officials, who were granted anonymity to discuss private talks. Officials meeting on Tuesday spent some 90 minutes discussing ways in which China tries to get nations and individuals to do what it wants via the Belt and Road initiative or by leveling economic threats, according to a senior State Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity.