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© Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.G7, partners try to build consensus on global issues like infrastructure, energy, climate change
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI HIROSHIMA©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Yubaru
Other G-7 countries and possibly Japan, as Japan in it's current political landscape, is far from capable of doing anything concrete, other than throw money at any problem, and not just "any" money, the future Japanese children's money.
Japan can't support militarily, it offers token gesture "medical" aid ideas, takes one or two refugees, and if you want to talk about debt......lol! Climate change? All they do is pay lip service at best.
The current makeup of the G-7 is a joke!
deanzaZZR
I would like to hear more about this theory. What exactly is it, that gives Japan this special role?
sakurasuki
Global south is already occupied by China, G7 countries already busy with domestic issue now.
https://japantoday.com/category/politics/italy's-meloni-to-leave-japan-g7-a-day-early-to-tackle-floods-crisis-at-home-sources
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-debt-ceiling-standoff-looms-as-biden-attends-g7-talks
Italy got flood, US has debt ceiling, Japan has population decline, France has pension problem, UK we all know the list and so on.
https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-05-06/china-plays-geopolitical-chess-game-in-latin-america.html
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy/China-holds-upper-hand-in-battle-with-U.S.-for-Africa-s-energy
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy/China-holds-upper-hand-in-battle-with-U.S.-for-Africa-s-energy
TaiwanIsNotChina
@sakurasuki
Every country has issues to deal with. You just don't hear about the ones in the autocracy brigade. China's growth is slowing, its unemployment rising, and they have no way to fix their enormous real estate problems.
坂野Vinicius
Blah blah blah. . .