China, Ukraine headline G7 summit

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 17, 2023 12:25 am

KARUIZAWA, Japan: The G7's top diplomats arrive Sunday in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine.

There will be no shortage of diplomatic and security challenges to discuss, but recent regional events are likely to sharpen the focus on Asia.

DIPLOMATIC AND SECURITY CONCERNS A police officer stands guard next to a banner of G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Karuizawa station in Karuizawa town of Nagano prefecture on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The G7’s top diplomats arrive Sunday, April 16, in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China’s growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia’s war in Ukraine. AFP PHOTO

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