The new G7 Trump is about to form is just a variant of the "Five Eyes Alliance"

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  Trump’s new G7 is playing the old trick of pulling one by one, using the tricks of domestic elections in international affairs.

  Trump, whose domestic affairs are squandered, has habitually turned his attention outside.

  In late May, Trump also insisted on holding the G7 summit in June as scheduled, and requested that the original video conference be changed to a face-to-face summit. As a result, Germany and Canada declined.

  On May 30, Trump changed his mouth, postponed the agenda for the June summit, and changed the date to September.

  Trump also said that the G7 is no longer representative of the current world trend and is "very outdated", so it will expand the list of participating countries and invite Australia, Russia, South Korea and India.

  It seems that I want to make a new G7 rhythm. Is to change G7 to G11. How can Trump, who is an addicted group and proud of acting alone, suddenly be eager to build a multilateral platform?

  The goal is still in China

  Looking at the geographic location of the new country that Trump wants to invite, you can understand that the goal of the new G7 that Trump wants to do is still his day-to-night read of China.

  White House Press Secretary Alyssa Farah quickly confirmed this. She said: "The president hopes to bring together countries including the "Five Eyes" alliance and traditional allies affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and discuss the future of China." Such a naked gang formation makes people It's very difficult.

  Not to mention the old G7, it is doubtful whether the Russia that Trump wants to invite is a traditional ally of the United States.

  Russia once formed the G8 group with G7, but after entering this club, he found that he was often rejected outside the door when discussing key issues, and was simply kicked out.

  Moreover, since 2014, the sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia are still in operation, and the arms control agreement reached by the two countries during the Cold War is also nearly torn apart.

  In this context, pretending to be a smiley face and saying, "We are allies" is a bit too cheating.

  The Kremlin spokesman Peskov’s latest response was, “Moscow needs to know more about the proposed summit, including the summit’s agenda and format.” The meaning is to make your purpose clear first.

  In the old G7 countries, German Chancellor Angela Merkel just said in a recent speech, "Europeans should recognize China’s determination to achieve leadership under the existing international order"; as for Italy, China’s assistance during the epidemic has been Greatly improved the friendship between the two countries.

  Trump's new G7, or G11, is destined to be full of guesses before it is shaped.

  Perhaps the only ones who are really interested are Britain, Australia and Canada

  Of course, there are still countries that have expressed "extreme interest" in Trump's new IDEA, and the media reported Australia and South Korea.

  But "very interested" is also a very flexible statement. South Korea has not yet received an official invitation. The core person of the Blue House only revealed on May 31 that "the South Korean side will negotiate with the US side."

  The content of the negotiation may be the same as that of Russia, in order to understand what the United States wants to do, and then evaluate the pros and cons. Or maybe South Korea just hopes to taste the glory of joining the clubs of developed countries by participating in the G7 summit.

  It is one thing to attend the summit. It is one thing to follow the agenda of the United States at the summit. It is another thing to follow the agenda of the United States and not to follow the agenda.

  Judging from the current information, the only countries that are really interested in following the US agenda may be the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada, plus the United States, which is the "Five Eyes Alliance" except New Zealand. This is a variant of the "Five Eyes Alliance". Or in other words, this is an Anglo-Saxon alliance.

  "Five Eyes Alliance" does not exist one day or two days, how about adding a logo and a slash?

  What Trump really wants is a "choosing cheerleader"

  The biggest noise Trump can make is probably around two aspects.

  One is to find a few partners, and once again distorted the resolution on virus tracing adopted by the World Health Assembly to hold China accountable. The second is to create some geopolitical pressure against China.

  And the biggest effect of this is to put on some flowery stands, which is indeed what Trump is good at.

  Trump may not be unaware that these flower shelves are useless to China. But even if it is useless, it will be helpful to him.

  September is only two months away from the U.S. election, and the scale of the G7 will be expanded. When everyone gathers together, it will help show the international leadership of the United States or Trump.

  Another advantage of choosing to hold a G7 meeting in September is that, according to the convention of previous years, September is the day of the UN General Assembly, and many national leaders will participate in the meeting.

  Trump can use this opportunity to form cheerleaders and fiddle with the new POSE of international leaders. Therefore, Trump insisted that this year's G7 summit should be face-to-face.

  To put it bluntly, Trump's new G7 is playing the old routine of pulling one by one, using the tricks of domestic elections in international affairs.

  In the eyes of Trump, who pursues unilateralism, the new G7 cannot be a constructive multilateral mechanism, but can only be a cheerleader that benefits his political interests and strengthens his election market.

  The old G7 is indeed outdated, but the new G7 that Trump is about to build is probably not old yet.

  □Xu Lifan (Columnist)