The proposal is part of US President Joe Biden’s campaign for democratic leaders to present a unified front to compete economically with China. 9News
efforts, but the democracies didn't immediately agree on how to publicly call out Beijing, including for its forced labour practices.
The allies also took the first steps in unveiling an infrastructure proposal dubbed "Build Back Better for the World," a name echoing the American president's campaign slogan. The plan calls for spending hundreds of billions of dollars in collaboration with the private sector while adhering to climate standards and labour practices.
But the deal has been put on hold, and the European Union in March announced sanctions targeting four Chinese officials involved with human rights abuses in Xinjiang. Beijing responded by imposing sanctions on several members of the European Parliament and other Europeans critical of the Chinese Communist Party.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, US President Joe Biden, President of France, Emmanuel Macron and European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak after posing for photos for the Leaders official welcome and group photo session, during the G7 Summit, in Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
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