(UPDATE) KARUIZAWA, Japan: Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies began talks in Japan on Monday, looking to come up with a unified message on concerns about China after controversial remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron.

The foreign ministers are keen to move past the firestorm created by Macron's assertion, following a trip to Beijing, that Europe should avoid "crises that aren't ours," and China was on the agenda even before official talks kicked off on Monday morning.

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