G7 leaders arrive in Hiroshima to squeeze Russia and weigh up China’s ‘economic coercion’

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G7 LEADERS HAVE arrived in Hiroshima, Japan to weigh up tighter sanctions on Russia and protections against what they've called China's "economic coercion". Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is hosting leaders from six other wealthy democracies in his hometown — a city synonymous with nuclear destruction and now peppered with peace monuments. Over three days, leaders including US President Joe Biden will try to forge a united front on Russia, China and a host of other pressing issues where the allies' interests do not always neatly align. As well as hosts Japan and the United States, the gathering also includes…