China, Russia Are Top Problems for G-7 Leaders Meeting in Japan

  • Group of Seven faces collective challenges, economic tests
  • Domestic issues will also follow some G-7 leaders to Japan
A police officer in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ahead of the G-7 summit.Photographer: Soichiro Koriyama/Bloomberg
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Leaders of some of the world’s most advanced economies gather in the Japanese city of Hiroshima from Friday facing a clutch of collective challenges.

The global economic outlook remains bumpy, with inflationary and cost of living pressures. Russian President Vladimir Putin continues his war in Ukraine. A post-pandemic China is busily expanding its economic and strategic clout.