Alice Ekman quoted in AFP on the G7's stance on China ahead of the summit in Evian, France

It is clear that economic and technological issues must be addressed, but the G7 must also consider China's geostrategic positioning, as it has quite clearly sided with Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran," remarked Alice Ekman to AFP (in French). She argued that in this current phase of increasing global polarisation, China is gradually emerging from strategic ambiguity. 

"The success of the G7 will depend on the ability of the members to re-establish a form of trust and a dynamic of cooperation among them, whether it is critical minerals, digital or economic issues," she added. 

As the G7 hesitates, China is rapidly building "a rival coalition of countries," making it all the more urgent for the G7 to reach a common understanding.