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...