Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined leaders of major democracies on Saturday at a summit in Japan dominated by a push to present a unified front against both Russia and China. 9News
Zelenskyy, dressed in his trademark military themed clothing, made a headline-grabbing entrance as he touched down on board a French government plane in a Japanese city once obliterated by a nuclear bomb.Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, left, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet at the Grand Prince Hotel, during the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, May 20, 2023
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen in a motorcade vehicle on his way to attend the Group of Seven nations' meetings Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Hiroshima, western Japan. But in Saturday's joint communique, leaders spoke in one voice on a series of positions related to China, including the need to counter "economic coercion" and protect advanced technologies that could threaten national security, while also stressing that cooperation with Beijing was necessary.
A separate joint statement on economic security made no specific mention of China – while explicitly referencing Russia – but its intended audience was unmistakably Beijing's leadership. China is "engaged in a concerted and strategic economic contest," and nations "should be clear-eyed" about the growing challenge we face," Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in the statement released by Downing Street, which also referenced Russia's "weaponisation" of Europe's energy supplies.
"The US often accuses other countries of using great power status, coercive policies and economic coercion to pressure other countries into submission and engage in coercive diplomacy," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in a regular press briefing in Beijing Friday.
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