Leading democracies downplayed their differences at a meeting in Japan after France’s president revealed concerns about getting dragged into a war over Taiwan.
“We recognize the importance of engaging candidly with and expressing our concerns directly to China,” said the communique from the G-7 meeting, representing the views of the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Canada, Japan and the European Union. “We reiterate our call for China to act as a responsible member of the international community.
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who hosted the gathering of ministers in the mountain resort town of Karuizawa, also stressed the unity of the meeting across a number of fronts, including concerns about China’s expanding nuclear arsenal. Macron’s remarks to reporters after his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping prompted transatlantic disquiet. “The question Europeans need to answer … is it in our interest to accelerate [a crisis] on Taiwan? No,” he
. “The worse thing would be to think that we Europeans must become followers on this topic and take our cue from the U.S. agenda and a Chinese overreaction.” U.S. lawmakers, especially Republicans, reacted furiously, accusing Macron of underestimating the threat posed by China.Rep. Mike Gallagher , chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said Macron’s comments “were embarrassing, they were disgraceful … and very geopolitically naive.” Rep.
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