G7 condemns economic coercion in veiled dig at China

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Hiroshima, Japan | Anthony Albanese backed the Group of Seven’s condemnation of China’s economic coercion and military aggression, as he pledged to step up cooperation with the United States, Japan and India on infrastructure and clean energy projects in the Pacific to counter Beijing’s influence in the region. The prime minister did not directly repeat the G7 summit’s strong criticism of China’s behaviour as it met in Hiroshima on the weekend, but said Australia would continue to raise concerns about Beijing’s military activities in the South China Sea. Loading “We have said for some time that China’s activity, and we’ve...