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Japan seeks to ease US-China tensions as G7 chief

At the G7 summit next month, Japan must strike a balance between pushing back against China’s coercion and stabilising the rules-based order.

Shiro ArmstrongTrade expert
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As host of the G7 leaders’ summit next month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to contribute to global rule-making.

He ultimately hopes to shape Chinese behaviour, keep a distracted United States locked into a productive role in the international economy, and engage emerging market economies.

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Shiro Armstrong is a professor and director of the Australia–Japan Research Centre at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.

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