The Group of Seven industrialized democracies sought to show a unified front on China after recent comments by French President Emmanuel Macron that the European Union shouldn’t follow Washington’s lead on the issue of Taiwan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Karuizawa, Japan, on Tuesday.April 18, 2023 4:44 am ET
KARUIZAWA, Japan—The Group of Seven industrialized democracies sought to show a unified front on China following recent comments by Frenchthat the European Union shouldn’t follow Washington’s lead on the issue of Taiwan. “With regard to Taiwan, there is clear unanimity in the approach that we’re taking with all of our G-7 partners,” said Secretary of State Antony Blinken after the group’s top diplomats concluded a meeting in the Japanese mountain resort town of Karuizawa. On China-Taiwan issues, he said the G-7 nations shared “an expectation that any differences be dealt with peacefully.”
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