Japan warnt Frankreich, dass die Einladung Chinas zum G7-Gipfel im nächsten Jahr die Einheit der Gruppe beeinträchtigen könnte

Japan has raised concern with France over a possible invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for next year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit in Evian, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, citing government sources.

Tokyo has asked Paris to carefully assess any outreach to Beijing, amid fears that China’s participation could complicate discussions among G7 members. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, responding on Friday to questions about whether China may be invited, said Tokyo “places importance on the unity of the G7, which shares fundamental values such as democracy and the rule of law.”

Last week in Beijing, French President Emmanuel Macron met Xi and said France was even “more determined” to work with China and partner countries as it prepares to take over the G7 presidency. “Together we can change things,” he said in a statement on the US social media company X.