On June 13, the leaders of G7 nations ended their three-day summit in southwest England. At his first in-person meeting with the leaders of the world’s most influential democracies, President Joe Biden took the opportunity to announce the U.S. “is back in the business of leading the world alongside nations who share our most deeply held values.” Among a wide range of global issues, the ongoing COVID pandemic and the rising influence of China are at the center stage of the meeting. In the joint communique, G7 nations pledge to donate one billion COVID vaccines to developing countries while allocating $100 billion through the IMF, among other funding sources, to support the “Build Back Better World” initiative for global post-pandemic recovery. Moreover, the communique calls for China to respect human rights in Xinjiang and freedoms in Hong Kong, while urging a transparent investigation of COVID origin in China, as well as underscoring the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. In addition to the communique, G7 nations also signed an Open Societies Statement with India, South Korea, and South Africa to reaffirm their “shared belief in open societies, democratic values and multilateralism.”

In this Policy Alert, we examine the Rising Powers’ reactions to the outcomes of the G7 Summit.

Read the Policy Alert here.