G7 Summit Opens... Series of Korea-Japan and Korea-US-Japan Summit Meetings on the 21st

Announcement of China's Economic Pressure Response Measures

The Group of Seven (G7) summit will be held for three days starting on the 19th in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 is expected to announce an unprecedented level of joint response measures against China. A trilateral summit among South Korea, the United States, and Japan will also take place on the 21st.

On the first day of the G7 summit, the leaders will visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum within the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, guided by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the host of the summit.

Hiroshima is the site where the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945. The Atomic Bomb Museum exhibits materials showing the damage caused by the bomb, including personal belongings of the victims and images of Hiroshima before and after the bombing.

President Yoon Suk-yeol, along with leaders from the eight observer countries attending the G7 summit, will also visit the Atomic Bomb Museum on the 21st. The Japanese government expects that the visit by major world leaders will help raise awareness of the importance of nuclear disarmament.

During the summit, the G7 will discuss various issues such as the situation in Ukraine, nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, climate change, and the global economy, and will announce the results in a joint statement. In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s increasing military threats to Taiwan, the G7 is expected to express opposition to changes to the status quo by force and affirm its commitment to upholding an international order based on law.

In particular, measures to counter China’s economic pressure are expected to be announced. A U.S. official said in a phone briefing that "We are concerned about China’s non-market policies and economic coercion. There is a need to protect certain sensitive and limited technologies in terms of military modernization," adding, "These topics will be reflected in the joint statement."

Additionally, the G7 is expected to express intentions to strengthen cooperation with Third World countries, known as the "Global South," on issues such as energy and food security, the global economy, climate change, and health.

During the G7 summit, multilateral and bilateral meetings among participating countries will also be held.

On the 21st, South Korea-Japan and South Korea-U.S.-Japan summits will take place. In particular, the trilateral summit is expected to focus on security cooperation among the three countries, including sharing information on North Korean missile activities.

President Yoon will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders from the United Kingdom, India, Indonesia, Australia, and Vietnam during the G7 summit.

There is also discussion about holding the Quad (a security dialogue among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India) summit, originally scheduled for the 24th in Sydney, Australia, on the 21st in Hiroshima instead.

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