On the Agenda But Off Guest List, China Eyes G-7 in Japan
- Japan expects to discuss Chinese slowdown, maritime disputes
- G-7 foreign ministers’ criticism sparked Chinese riposte
Assessing China-U.S. Relations: Is a Conflict Inevitable?
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World leaders meet in Japan this week for talks that will encompass the slowing Chinese economy and China’s reclamation of land in the disputed South China Sea -- without any representatives from Asia’s largest economy at the table.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will host U.S. President Barack Obama and other Group of Seven leaders from Thursday at a secluded resort on Kashiko Island, 300 kilometers (190 miles) southwest of Tokyo. That puts the summit not far from China itself, and brings to focus several points of tension with the Communist regime.