G7 to counter China's belt and road with infrastructure project: Senior US official


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CARBIS BAY, England: The Group of Seven rich nations will announce on Saturday (Jun 12) a new global infrastructure plan as a response to China's belt and road initiative, a senior official in US President Joe Biden's administration said. The official, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the United States would also push the other G7 leaders for "concrete action on forced labour" in China, and to include criticism of Beijing in their final communique Advertisement Advertisement "This is not just about confronting or taking on China," the official said. "But until now we haven't offered a...