Clockwise from left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sit around a table during the G-7 summit at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G-7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
Biden to urge G-7 leaders to call out, compete with China
By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani and Jill Lawless/AP
Kevin Lamarque / Pool via AP
Clockwise from left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, and Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sit around a table during the G-7 summit at the Carbis Bay Hotel in Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G-7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
(Carbis Bay, England) — The United States plans to push democratic allies to publicly call out China for forced labor practices as the Group of Seven leaders gather for day two of their summit in England.
Leaders will also unveil an infrastructure plan meant to compete with Beijing’s efforts in the developing world.
President Joe Biden is trying to get fellow democratic leaders attending the seaside summit to present a more unified front to compete economically with China in the century ahead.
The White House says Biden wants G-7 leaders to speak out in a single voice against forced labor practices targeting Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
