Published May 14, 2023 11:19PM ET
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, center, speaks, with Governor of the Bank of Japan Kazuo Ueda, right, during the presidency press conference at the G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors, at Toki Messe in Niiga
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
TOKYO (Reuters) – The weekend gathering of finance chiefs from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies did not single out China as a threat in their communique, but left signs the world’s second-largest economy will loom large at this week’s summit in Hiroshima.
Efforts to grapple with China’s growing global presence were evident at the three-day G7 finance chiefs’ gathering in Niigata, Japan, during which they held their first outreach in 14 years, aimed at winning over emerging nations.
The meeting with Brazil, the Comoros, India, Indonesia, Singapore and South Korea primarily tackled issues such as debt and high-level infrastructure investment, in a tacit counter to China’s Belt and Road initiative, analysts say.
China’s rising clout spotlighted at finance chief meetings before G7 summit
