US wants G7 countries to form a joint bloc against China

The United States is calling on allies to form a joint economic bloc against China. President Biden will put forward his plans today, on day two of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Britain, senior US government officials have said. They spoke on the sidelines of the G7 summit on a background basis with the media present.

The group of seven major industrialized countries (United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom) have gathered since yesterday for a three-day summit. The agenda includes the fight against the corona pandemic. The EU is also participating in the summit and leaders from Australia, India, South Korea and South Africa are also invited as guests.

But for Biden, the summit is also the place to voice his concerns about China. He wants the countries to speak with one voice against the forced labor by Uyghur Muslims and other minorities that is taking place in China.

Compete with New Silk Road

In addition, he wants to raise hundreds of billions to offer an alternative to the New Silk Road from China. This is an infrastructural mega-project that China started in 2013, and that is designed to connect China with the other continents. With this, the country wants to stimulate trade with the rest of the world.

NOS op 3 explains what the Silk Road 2.0 means:

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