Before the G7 summit, it was widely believed that the leaders of the G7 would discuss China at this meeting. Even before the summit was held, the major media did not speculate around the preliminary preparation of the meeting, creating an atmosphere of mountain rain and wind. However, the short period of 3 days soon ended uneventfully, although countries publicly named China under the "pressure" of the United States, but more countries were hidden, unwilling to take a stand and take sides, undermining relations with China.
For example, French President Emmanuel Macron made it clear at the post-meeting press conference that the G7 is not a club hostile to China, and although the two sides have differences, they must cooperate closely on more issues.
At the press conference on the same day, a reporter with ulterior motives raised the issue of the traceability of the new crown, and Macron said that although it is important to find out the source, you can't just listen to the words of one family. It has been made clear that the French are reluctant to participate in what the White House calls "investigation and traceability", and they are already well aware of the Us set of washing powder methods.
Isn't that enough to illustrate the fact that China has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty in the past decade or so, while some Western countries have ushered in a wave of unemployment during the pandemic? There are differences between China and the West, but they should not be exaggerated.
Speaking of differences, the differences between Europe and the United States are now more serious, and the US president's participation in the summit is to bridge these differences, but it is clear that this cannot be done by one person. Both the uneven distribution of benefits and the Long-Standing Neglect of allies by the United States have externalized this disagreement into an act that is difficult to ignore inside and outside the venue.
Outside the G7 summit on the 11th, Macron whispered intimately with the US president, which made Johnson and Merkel and others in front of him look a little embarrassed. This contrast allowed the British media to find room to play, bluntly saying that Johnson was abandoned. A small action has made European countries suspicious, which shows that the United States has not provided enough so-called "security" for these allies.
As an ally of the United States, the status should be divided into three, six, and nine. From the widely circulated photo, it can be seen that the host Johnson stands in the c position, the left and right are naturally the big brother united States and the old neighbor France, while Canada, which is also an English-speaking country, is on the far side of the first row, while the European Union boss German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on the other side.
Standing in the middle of the second row are Japan, the fringe man of the Western circle, and Italy, which has been stretched for many years, and the two big men of the European Union are awkwardly on the far side.
These countries, which are close to each other, gathered together to seek common interests, but the contradictions at the G7 summit vividly reflected the differences. The contradictions within this small group of rich countries are constant, not only within the United States and Europe, but also within Europe, and this time the contradictions between Britain and Europe have reached an irreconcilable point.
The problem also begins with the UK's "Brexit". In the Brexit agreement, the Northern Ireland Agreement was stipulated, resulting in many obstacles to trade between the United Kingdom and northern Ireland, and even British sausages were difficult to sell in Northern Ireland. And the verbal criticism around the sausage, even called the sausage war by the media, at the G7 summit, Macron's finger-pointing to Northern Ireland also ignited Johnson's anger, and the two sides were fierce.
Johnson vowed to "defend Britain's territorial integrity", while France demanded that Britain abide by the previously signed "Brexit" agreement, and the EU also threatened to take countermeasures if the British government violated the Brexit agreement.
Therefore, as early as the G7 reached a "consensus" to express its views on China, their internal divisions have begun to quarrel, and the United Kingdom is the object of "siege" by EU countries.
Tearing their faces for some "sausages", these established developed countries have completely forgotten their proud decency and conservatism. And it is foreseeable that as long as there is a little uneven distribution of benefits, these countries will continue to quarrel. Therefore, it is a little more difficult for the US president to get allies to "unite together".