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World leaders converge for G-7 with Ukraine war high on agenda
Updated On: 19 May, 2023 08:08 AM IST | Hiroshima | Agencies
China claims the self-governing island as its own and its ships and warplanes regularly patrol near it
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Protesters gather near the famed Atomic Bomb Dome ahead of the G7 meet in Hiroshima. Pic/AP
World leaders landed on Thursday for a Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda.
G-7 leaders and invited guests from several other counties are also expected to discuss how to deal with China’s growing assertiveness and military buildup as concerns rise that it could try to seize Taiwan by force, sparking a wider conflict. China claims the self-governing island as its own and its ships and warplanes regularly patrol near it.
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