US President Joe Biden and Japan's Fumio Kishida met for talks in the deeply symbolic city of Hiroshima on Thursday, aiming for closer cooperation in the face of an ascendant China and an unpredictable Russia they see as threatening the post-war order.
A woman walks past a “G7 Hiroshima” flower installation near the Peace Memorial Museum, ahead of the G7 summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, May 17, 2023. The event will be held in the city from May 19 to 21. REUTERS/ Androniki Christodoulou
Members of the G7, which also includes Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Canada, are increasingly concerned by what they see as China's economically coercive policies and its rapid accumulation of sensitive technology—as well as Russia's repeated threats over use of nuclear arms. The summit would be a chance for G7 members to show the world their commitment to "a free and open international order based on the rule of law," Kishida said, language that appeared to be aimed at both Russia and China.
Kishida later said he and Biden had agreed to continue "strict sanctions against Russia as well as strong support for Ukraine." Earlier on Thursday, Kishida met with the heads of some of the world's top chip companies, asking them to invest more in Japan and sending a clear sign of the deepening security importance of advanced technology and supply chains at the G7.
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