The official communique released after the G7 summit in the U.K. called out China for human rights abuses and for an investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
The G7 similarly addressed issues in Hong Kong, where its citizens have fought for the region's independence from China.
"We will promote our values, including by calling on China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially in relation to Xinjiang and those rights, freedoms and high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong enshrined in the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law," the G7 said. program to"help narrow the $40+ trillion infrastructure need in the developing world, which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
B3W was proposed by Biden as a strategic competition with China's global infrastructure"Belt and Road Initiative" and described as a"values-driven, high-standard, and transparent infrastructure partnership led by major democracies"—although the details of how the program will be funded have not been released.
A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in London spoke out about the G7's decisions, saying that world affairs should be handled by more than just a few countries,"The days when global decisions were dictated by a small group of countries are long gone," the spokesman said. "We always believe that countries, big or small, strong or weak, poor or rich, are equals, and that world affairs should be handled through consultation by all countries."
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