Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The leaders of the seven richest countries in the world are members of the Group G7 outline strategic steps to address supply chain dependence on China. Previously, the G7 had also agreed to increase sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.

The G7 leaders of Britain, France, Italy, Germany, the United States, Canada and Japan are known to grapple with the challenges posed by China and Russia during from the G7 summit or the Hiroshima summit, which lasted 3 days.

One of the topics of the G7 summit is to disentangle the risks associated with China. According to a draft joint statement obtained by the news agency ReutersG7 countries agree on efforts to end dependency commercial supply chain China.

However, United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the G7 countries wanted to reduce risk, not separate from China.

He added that the leaders of the G7 countries would outline a number of measures to overcome economic dependence, including efforts to build more resilient supply chains and efforts to protect technology through export restrictions. and investments abroad.

In the latest draft communiqué, the G7 countries agreed to establish China’s status as the world’s second largest economy. With this status, the country’s leaders believe it is necessary to strengthen cooperation to break out of dependence on China.

“We are not trying to derail China’s economic progress and development,” the project leaders said, as quoted by ReutersSaturday (20/5/2023).

On the other hand, China has expressed concern that the summit could turn into a political confrontation against Beijing. The statement was released by the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo ahead of the G7 summit.

Meanwhile, the G7 summit in Hiroshima will also see the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He is due to arrive in Hiroshima on Saturday (20/5) to rally support for the defense of his country’s sovereignty.

Zelenskyy’s arrival in Japan comes amid threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has signaled he will use nuclear weapons within a year of the Russia-Ukraine war. It also makes Western countries restless.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 15 months ago also raised concerns for Japan, the only Asian country in the G7. Japan believes that China could also take more aggressive action against Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own.

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