Before the G7 criticism emerged, China pointedly cautioned leaders that the days when “small” groups of countries decided the fate of the world were long gone
The G7 also called for a transparent, expert-led Phase 2 COVID-19 Origins study including in China, to be convened by the World Health Organization .Biden said it was not yet certain whether or not “a bat interfacing with animals and the environment … caused this COVID-19, or whether it was an experiment gone awry in a laboratory.”
The G7 also underscored “the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, and encourage the peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues.” “We’re in a contest, not with China per se, … with autocrats, autocratic governments around the world, as to whether or not democracies can compete with them in a rapidly changing 21st century,” Biden told reporters.
The G7 — comprising the United States, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and Canada — said it was concerned about forced labor in global supply chains including in the agricultural, solar, and garment sectors.U.S. President Joe Biden
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