There final declaration of the G7 which took place in Borgo Egnazia in Puglia is ”full of arrogance, prejudice and lies”. This was stated by the spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Lin Jian at a press conference.
“The G7 summit statement has once again manipulated China-related issues, slandered and attacked China, re-introduced clichés that have no factual basis, no legal basis, no moral justification, and are full of arrogance, prejudice and lies” , the diplomat said.
China, 28 quotes in the G7 final statement (always in the negative)
No longer a partner, according to the definition that the West still used for China until some time ago, but a ‘malign actor’. In the final communiqué of the G7 in Borgo Egnazia, Beijing is cited 28 times and always negatively: due to its support for the “Russian war machine” and the “threats it is intensifying” in the South China Sea, for its role as an “economic actor rebel” and much more, wrote the New York Times in an article in which it underlined “the contrast” with the West’s portrayal of Beijing in recent years, considered a partner in the fight against climate change, terrorism and nuclear proliferation .
In recent days’ discussions at the G7, China has effectively been equated with Russia, perhaps the natural outcome of the strengthening of their alliance, of the “limitless partnership” celebrated by Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. According to American administration sources, Beijing’s support for Moscow is precisely the new element that emerged forcefully at the Borgo Egnazia summit and what caused Europe’s attitude to change as well.
The newspaper recalls that, if China and Xi were talked about in the last two summits, it was done to underline the role of ‘moderation force’ on Putin, in particular in the face of threats of the use of nuclear weapons. This is no longer the case, as demonstrated by the tone of the final declaration. According to Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin, China is resisting any peace effort in which it cannot be the central player.
“Xi, it seems, will not abandon his inconvenient Russian partner and will not even pay lip service to helping Kiev,” he wrote in Foreign Affairs, echoing those who accused Beijing of using its influence to discourage some countries from participating. at the ongoing peace conference in Switzerland – Instead, China has chosen a more ambitious, but also riskier approach. It will continue to help Moscow and sabotage Western-led peace proposals, hoping to then intervene and use its influence on Russia to bring both sides to the table in an effort to broker a lasting agreement.”
Meloni’s “clear message”.
“We have kept the priorities of issues related to the Indo-Pacific and economic security high, with the aim of giving a clear message, particularly to China. We are open to dialogue, obviously, but our companies must be able to compete forcefully equal, because the market can only be free if it is also fair, therefore a free market but within a framework of fair competition”, stated Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the press conference at the end of the G7.
