China Hosts A Summit Of Its Own As the G7 Summit Starts In Japan

Map showing Central Asia countries. China's President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian leaders in Xi'an starting May 18. © Laurence CHU  

DNYUZ/New York Times: As the U.S. Attends the G7, China Hosts a Summit of Its Own 

China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is kicking off a summit on Thursday that the country is heralding as a historic milestone, rolling out the red carpet for five Central Asian countries that are critical to China’s regional ambitions. 

The inaugural China-Central Asia summit is part of China’s broader aim to strengthen economic and political partnerships with like-minded countries, to counter what it sees as a U.S.-dominated world order that is trying to contain and suppress China. 

Notably, Mr. Xi’s summit was scheduled on the eve of the annual Group of 7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, which begins Friday and will be attended by leaders of the world’s wealthiest large democracies, including President Biden. 

A major topic for the G7 leaders will be how to address what the United States describes as China’s growing assertiveness.  

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China Hosts A Summit Of Its Own As the G7 Summit Starts In Japan  

China's Xi hails 'new era' of ties with Central Asia at summit -- AFP  

Central Asia forges ties with China as Xi touts 'enduring' friendship -- Reuters  

China Holds Central Asia Summit; Ex-US Official Urges Pragmatism -- VOA 

China to convene Central Asian leaders to counter G-7 summit -- Nikkei Asia  

Amid G7, China hosts summit of its own with Central Asia -- Times of India  

China kicks off summit with five Central Asian countries -- Axios