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G7 leaders have agreed to establish a global partnership in response to China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative.
Since President Biden's first diplomatic debut, the battle for power between the Western camp, led by the United States, and China is getting fiercer.
This is Washington correspondent Yunsu Kim.
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After the first day of the G7 summit, the White House announced that the G7 leaders had agreed to a global infrastructure initiative called 'Rebuilding a Better World'.
It supports the establishment of infrastructure in low- and middle-income countries across Latin America, Africa, and the Indo-Pacific region.
This is in response to China's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative, which seeks to expand its influence on the world through infrastructure investment.
[Johnson/Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: Inequality is entrenched worldwide. We need to develop our society one step further and rebuild it for the better.]
President Biden has come up with strong public containment measures since his first diplomatic debut
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We welcome the return of President Biden, who puts a priority on rallying.
[Biden/President of the United States: As I said before, the United States is back.]
[President Macron/France: What we need is cooperation, and it is great that the President of the United States is returning as a member of the G7.]
China reacts immediately I did.
The Chinese embassy in the UK criticized the G7's decision, saying, "The era of small groups ruling the world is over."
Among the G7 countries, Italy is participating in China's 'One Belt, One Road', and there are some countries that are concerned about a hardline policy against China, so there is an analysis that it is necessary to wait a little longer to see how effective a unity will be formed.
(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, video editing: Jung Yong-hwa)