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Written by: Ou Jingluo
2021-06-14 15:11
Last update date: 2021-06-14 15:11
The summit of the seven major industrial groups (G7) ended on the 3rd, and many countries issued a joint communiqué to announce the results of the meeting.
At this meeting, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan hope to show once again that the international community must work together once again after the setbacks during the Donald Trump era and the challenges brought about by the epidemic.
The following are the agreements and consensus reached by various countries at the G7 meeting.
The picture shows the U.S. President Biden attending a press conference after the G7 meeting in Cornwall, England, on June 13.
(Reuters)
Supply 1 billion doses of vaccine to the world
The G7 countries agreed to donate a total of 1 billion doses of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine for developing countries to respond to the epidemic.
Among them, 500 million doses are from the United States and 100 million doses are from the United Kingdom. The vaccine will be delivered to places where it is needed around the world through COVAX, WHO's vaccine distribution plan.
Request for another traceability investigation
G7 urges China to cooperate with the World Health Organization to conduct the second phase of the investigation of the new coronavirus.
G7 emphasized that the investigation should be transparent and led by experts, and urged China to disclose the data allegedly not disclosed, including laboratory records.
The picture shows the British Prime Minister Johnson attending the press conference after the G7 meeting in Cornwall, England, on June 13.
(Reuters)
Responding to China's challenges
G7 also stated that it would work together to respond to China's "non-market economy" behavior, and urge China to respect human rights in Xinjiang and Hong Kong.
The G7 Communiqué stated that all countries should promote the values of the G7, including requiring China to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms, especially Xinjiang and Hong Kong's human rights, freedoms and a high degree of autonomy guaranteed by the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
At the same time, he expressed serious concern about the situation in the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and strongly opposed any unilateral actions that would change the status quo and increase tension.
Responding to Russian challenges
G7 requires Russia to investigate and hold accountable hackers who conduct cyber attacks, use ransomware to damage overseas facilities, and abuse virtual currency, money laundering and other cyber crimes.
G7 also urged Russia to end its systematic attacks on independent civil society and the media, and asked Russia to investigate and explain the use of chemical weapons in the country to poison opposition leader Alexei Navalny (also translated as Navalny).
Establish minimum taxes for multinational companies
G7 also reached a consensus on the establishment of a minimum 15% tax for multinational companies to prevent companies from using certain countries to avoid taxation, thereby ensuring fairness.
Relevant proposals reached a consensus at the earlier G7 Finance Ministers' meeting, and the leaders' summit again received support.
Related recommendations will be discussed at the Group of Twenty (G20) meeting in Italy in July.
The picture shows the interaction between US President Biden and French President Macron at the G7 meeting held in the UK on June 13.
(Reuters)
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Tackling climate change
G7 also pledged to strengthen cooperation in response to environmental and climate crises.
The communiqué stated that all countries agreed to halve the national emissions by 2030, increase the environmental protection budget to 2025, suspend national budgets for coal-fired power plants by 2021, and protect at least domestic 30 % Of land and sea.
Countries also agreed to increase funding, promising US$100 billion a year to help developing countries reduce carbon emissions and respond to global climate change, but activists said they did not fulfill their firm cash commitments.
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