G7 foreign ministers will sing "unity", it is difficult to hide the "appearance of harmony"

(International Watch) G7 foreign ministers will sing "unity", it is difficult to hide the "appearance of harmony"

Tokyo, 4 Apr (ZXS) -- The G19 foreign ministers' meeting concluded on 7 April in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. This foreign ministers' meeting is the highlight of Japan's home diplomacy before the G18 summit, and it is also a "warm-up" and "preview" for the G7 Hiroshima summit in May.

The G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting issued a joint statement on the same day, in which the first sentence of the article mentioned the "solidarity" of the G7. At the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, the host country Japan put "regional challenges" at the top of its agenda, "bundled" European security and Asia-Pacific security, and hyped up China's Taiwan issue. However, under the multiple backgrounds of the scandal of the United States monitoring allies, Japan's forced promotion of the nuclear sewage discharge plan, and French President Macron's re-advocacy of "European independence", the analysis believes that although the meeting sings "unity", it is difficult to hide the reality that the members have "looked like each other".

"The G7 can no longer form a synergy, and the joint statement is difficult to have an effect." Liu Qingbin, a scholar in Japan and former specially appointed professor at Japan's Yokohama National University, pointed out in an interview with a reporter from the China News Agency that in the era of globalization, the G<> is resting on its laurels and is bound to encounter more and more resistance to "anti-globalization."

As the host, Japan has put the "package" of European and Asia-Pacific security at the foreign ministers' meeting as the top of the agenda. A Japanese Foreign Ministry official reportedly said of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting: "Security in Europe and security in the Indo-Pacific region cannot be discussed separately." However, on the eve of the G7 foreign ministers' meeting, in response to the situation in the Taiwan Strait, French Foreign Minister Colonna stressed that France's position on the Taiwan issue "has not changed." Recently, after concluding his visit to China, Macron also said that Europe should not be involved in the Taiwan Strait crisis, and must strengthen strategic autonomy and resist the pressure of becoming a "follower of the United States".

"Although Japan is the host of this meeting, do not think that Europe can give Japan face." Liu Qingbin believes that although the G7 members are concerned about geopolitical changes, Europe, the United States and Japan have different attitudes on the Taiwan issue.

Although Japan hopes to coordinate the demands of member countries as much as possible and project an image of solidarity, the G7 countries are clearly divided on some issues. It is worth mentioning that the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting issued a joint statement on the 16th, and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasuminoru Nishimura said that the steady progress in the decommissioning of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, including the discharge of nuclear contaminated water into the sea, will be welcomed. German Environment Minister Lemke retorted on the spot, respecting Japan's efforts after the Fukushima nuclear accident, but not welcoming the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean.

In addition, the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting highlighted that Japan's national strategic transformation is entering a new "active period". Liu Qingbin said that Japan's large-scale smearing of China and stubbornly provoking China-related issues despite China's concerns is to promote the reform of the United Nations and the Security Council that Japan has called for for many years, so as to "reshape" the international order and enhance its own sense of existence.

As a "small circle" pulled up by the United States and Western countries, the representative representation of the G7 in the international community has aroused widespread doubts. During the G<> foreign ministers' meeting, there were protests in Japan, with slogans such as "Against the G<>" and "No War". According to media reports, some protesters at the scene said that as talks held only in developed countries, the goals of the G<> itself are questionable. "These representatives got together to talk about the situation in poorer countries and question the role of the G<>."

In fact, the G7, as the former "club of rich countries", has lost its glory and has limited influence on the world political and economic order. Liu Qingbin pointed out, "The G7 has become an 'interest club' of a few countries, and members can only 'hang their voices' in it at best, and cannot represent the common voice of the international community." Liu Qingbin said. (End)