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G7 rivals China with grand infrastructure plan

G7 rivals China with grand infrastructure plan

STEVE HOLLAND and GUY FAULCONBRIDGE THE Group of Seven richest democracies have sought to counter China's growing influence by offering developing nations an infrastructure plan that would rival President Xi Jinping's multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative. The G7, whose leaders are meeting in southwestern England and who discussed strategic competition with Beijing, has been searching for a coherent response to the growing assertiveness of Xi after China's surging economic and military rise over the past 40 years. U.S. President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders hope the plan, known as the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, will provide a…
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