ຕະຫຼາດຮຸ້ນ ສະຫະລັດ ຕົກຢ່າງຫຼວງຫຼາຍ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ປະຕິເສດທີ່ຈະເວົ້າ ກ່ຽວກັບ ພາວະເສດຖະກິດຖົດຖອຍ
ດັດຊະນີຕະຫຼາດຮຸ້ນທັງສາມຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ຕົກລົງຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວໃນການຊື້ຂາຍຂອງວັນຈັນວານນີ້ ເນື່ອງຈາກນັກລົງທຶນມີຄວາມເປັນຫ່ວງ ກ່ຽວກັບ ຄວາມບໍ່ແນ່ນອນຂອງພາສີທີ່ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ດໍໂນລ ທຣຳ ກຳນົດກັບຄູ່ຮ່ວມມືທາງການຄ້າຫຼັກ ແລະ ຄວາມບໍ່ເຕັມໃຈທີ່ຈະຕັດຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ຂອງພາວະເສດຖະກິດຖົດຖອຍຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ໃນອີກບໍ່ເທົ່າໃດເດືອນຂ້າງໜ້າ.
ດັດຊະນີ Dow Jones ຊຶ່ງປະກອບດ້ວຍຮຸ້ນບລູຊິບ 30 ຮຸ້ນໄດ້ຫຼຸດລົງ 2.1 ເມື່ອສິ້ນສຸດການຊື້ຂາຍຂອງວັນຈັນ ໂດຍດັດຊະນີ S&P 500 ຫຼຸດລົງ 2.7 ແລະ ດັດຊະນີ Nasdaq ຊຶ່ງເນັ້ນຮຸ້ນເທັກໂນໂລຈີ ຫຼຸດລົງ 4 ເປີເຊັນ.
ດັດຊະນີ S&P 500 ໄດ້ຕົກລົງຫຼາຍທີ່ສຸດໃຍຮອບວັນນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ວັນທີ 18 ທັນວາ ແລະ ຕົກລົງ 8.6 ເປີເຊັນຈາກຈຸດສູງສຸດຕະຫຼອດການທີ່ເຮັດໄວ້ເມື່ອບໍ່ເຖິງນຶ່ງເດືອນທີ່ຜ່ານມາເມື່ອວັນທີ 19 ກຸມພາ. ດັດຊະນີ Nasdaq ໄດ້ຕົກລົງຫຼາຍທີ່ສຸດໃນຮອບວັນນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ເດືອນກັນຍາ 2022.
ເມື່ອອາທິດທີ່ຜ່ານມາທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ກຳນົດພາສີນຳເຂົ້າສິນຄ້າຈາກ ເມັກຊິໂກ ແລະ ການາດາ ມາຍັງ ສະຫະລັດ ໃນອັດຕາ 25 ເປີເຊັນ ແລະ ລັງຈາກນັ້ນບໍ່ເທົ່າໃດວັນ ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ກໍໄດ້ລະງັບການຮຽກເກັບພາສີດັ່ງກ່າວຈົນເຖິງວັນທີ 2 ເມສາ ສົງຜົນໃຫ້ບັນດານັກລົງທຶນຍັງຄົງບໍ່ໝັ້ນໃຈ.
ເມື່ອທ້າຍອາທິດທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ທ່ານ ຮາວເຫວີດ ລັດນິກ ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງການຄ້າກ່າວກັບໂທລະພາບ NBC ວ່າ 'ຈະບໍ່ມີພາວະເສດຖະກິດຖົດຖອຍໃນ ອາເມຣິກາ' ແຕ່ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ຊ້ຳພັດຫຼີກລ່ຽງທີ່ຈະເວົ້າເຖິງເລື່ອງນີ້.
ຜູ້ນຳ ສະຫະລັດ ກ່າວກັບໂທລະພາບ Fox News ວ່າ 'ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າບໍ່ຢາກຄາດເດົາວ່າແມ່ນຫຍັງຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນແບບນັ້ນ. ມັນມີຊ່ວງເວລາປ່ຽນຜ່ານ ເພາະສິ່ງທີ່ເຮົາກຳລັງເຮັດຢູ່ນັ້ນຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ຫຼາຍ ເຮົາກຳລັງນຳຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງກັບຄືນມາສູ່ ສະຫະລັດ ອາເມຣິກາ ນັ້ນເປັນເລື່ອງໃຫຍ່.'
ທ່ານກ່າວເສີມວ່າ 'ຕ້ອງໃຊ້ເວລາອີກແດ່.'
ການດຳເນີນການຂຶ້ນພາສີທີ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນແລະບໍ່ເກີດຂຶ້ນຂອງທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ເຮັດໃຫ້ດັດຊະນີ S&P 500 ຂຶ້ນຫຼືລົງຫຼາຍກວ່າ 1 ເປີເຊັນເຖິງ 7 ຄັ້ງໃນ 8 ວັນ.
ຄາດວ່າການຂຶ້ນພາສີຮອບຕໍ່ໄປຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນວັນພຸດ ໂດຍຈະເລີ່ມເກັບພາສີເຫຼັກ ແລະ ອາລູມີນຽມ 25 ເປີເຊັນ.
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All three major U.S. stock indexes dropped sharply in Monday's trading, with investors worried about the uncertainty of tariffs President Donald Trump imposed on key trading partners and his reluctance to rule out the possibility of a U.S. recession in the coming months.
The key Dow Jones average of 30 blue chip stocks dropped 2.1% by the end of trading Monday, with the broader S&P 500 index falling 2.7% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq barometer off 4%.
The S&P 500 had its biggest one-day drop since December 18 and is down 8.6% from its all-time high set less than one month ago, on February 19. The Nasdaq had its largest single-day percentage drop since September 2022.
Trump imposed new 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian exports to the U.S. last week and then days later paused the duties until April 2, leaving investors in a state of uncertainty.
"There's going to be no recession in America," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told NBC News over the weekend, but Trump hedged on the issue.
"I hate to predict things like that," the U.S. leader told Fox News. "There is a period of transition because what we're doing is very big. We're bringing wealth back to America. That's a big thing."
"It takes a little time," he added.
Trump's on-again, off-again tariff actions have led the S&P 500 to swing more than 1%, up or down, seven times in eight days.
The next round of tariffs is expected to take place Wednesday, when levies of 25% on steel and aluminum are due to go into effect.
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ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ສະຫະລັດ ທ່ານ ດໍໂນລ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ຂົ່ມຂູ່ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ເມື່ອວັນພະຫັດວານນີ້ວ່າຈະຂຶ້ນພາສີ 200 ເປີເຊັນຕໍ່ເຫຼົ້າໄວນ໌, ແຊມເປນ ແລະ ເຫຼົ້າອື່ນໆທີ່ຜະລິດໃນກຸ່ມ 27 ປະເທດນັ້ນຫຼັງຈາກ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ຮຽກເກັບສິ່ງທີ່ທ່ານກ່າວວ່າເປັນ 'ພາສີ 50 ເປີເຊັນທີ່ເປັນຕາຂີ້ດຽດ' ຕໍ່ວິສກີຂອງ ອາເມຣິກາ. ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ໂຕ້ແຍ້ງໃນຂໍ້ຄວາມທີ່ຂຽນລົງໃນສື່ສັງຄົມ Truth Social ຂອງທ່ານເອງວ່າ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ແມ່ນ 'ນຶ່ງໃນອຳນາການປົກຄອງທີ່ອັນຕະລາຍ ແລະ ລະເມີດການເກັບພາສີ ແລະ ເກັບພາສີທີ່ຮຸນແຮງທີ່ສຸດໃນໂລກ' ໂດຍກ່າວວ່າ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ຖືກກໍ່ຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນປີ 1993 'ເພື່ອຈຸດປະສົງດຽວໃນການເອົາປຽບສະຫະລັດ ອາເມຣິກາ' ທາງເສດຖະກິດ. ຕໍ່ມານັກຂ່າວຢູ່ທຳນຽບຂາວຖາມວ່າ ທ່ານຈະຍອມຫຼຸດລະດັບການຂູ່ຂຶ້ນພາສີກັບພັນທະມິດທາງພູມສາການເມືອງຂອງອາເມຣິກາຫຼືບໍ່, ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ຕອບວ່າ 'ເຮົາຖືກສໍ້ໂກງມາຫຼາຍປີແລ້ວ ແລະ ເຮົາຈະບໍ່ຖືກໂກງອີກຕໍ່ໄປ, ບໍ່, ຂ້ອຍຈະບໍ່ຫຼຸດຜ່ອນເລີຍ, ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນອາລູມີນຽມ ຫຼື ເຫຼັກ ຫຼື ລົດກໍຕາມ.' ໃນເດືອນທີ່ຜ່ານມາ, ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ເປີດສາກຕໍ່ສູ້ເລື່ອງພາສີຕອບໂຕ້ກັນກັບພັນທະມິດທາງການຄ້າລາຍໃຫຍ່ທີ່ສຸດຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ແກ່ ເມັກຊິໂກ, ການາດາ, ຈີນ ແລະ ສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ ໂດຍທ່ານກ່າວວ່າເປັນຄວາມພະຍາຍາມທີ່ຈະຢຸດຢັ້ງການໄຫຼວຽນຂອງຢາເສບຕິດ ໂດຍສະເພາະຢາເຟັນຕານິລຈາກ ເມັກຊິໂກ ແລະ ການາດາ ເຂົ້າສູ່ ສະຫະລັດ ລວມເຖິງພະຍາຍາມຮຽກຮ້ອງຜູ້ຜະລິດໃຫ້ປິດການດຳເນີນງານໃນຕ່າງປະເທດ ແລະ ຍ້າຍພວກເຂົາມາ ສະຫະລັດ ເພື່ອສ້າງງານໃຫ້ກັບຊາວອາເມຣິກັນຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ. ໃນວັນພຸດວານນີ້ ທ່ານ ທຣຳ ໄດ້ຮຽກເກັບພາສີ 25 ເປີເຊັນສຳລັບການສົ່ງອອກເຫຼັກ ແລະ ອາລູມີນຽມມາຍັງ ສະຫະລັດ ຈາກ 35 ປະເທດ ລວມເຖິງກຸ່ມສະຫະພາບ ຢູໂຣບ. ຢູໂຣບ ໄດ້ຕອບໂຕ້ຢ່າງວ່ອງໄວດ້ວຍການເກັບພາສີນຳເຂົ້າສິນຄ້າຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ມູນຄ່າ 28,000 ໂດລາໄປຍັງປະເທດຕ່າງໆ ທີ່ມີຄວາມສຳພັນໃກ້ຊິດກັບ ສະຫະລັດ ມາດົນນານ, ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ ການາດາ ກໍໄດ້ເກັບພາສີນຳເຂົ້າສິນຄ້າຂອງ ສະຫະລັດ ມູນຄ່າ 20,700 ລ້ານໂດລາໄປຍັງເພື່ອນບ້ານຕອນເໜືອຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າເຊັ່ນກັນ. ການາດາ ຍັງໄດ້ຂໍໃຫ້ອົງການການຄ້າໂລກ ຫາລືກໍລະນີຄວາມຂັດແຍ້ງກັບ ສະຫະລັດ ກ່ຽວກັບ ການເກັບພາສີນຳເຂົ້າຜະລິດຕະພັນເຫຼັກ ແລະ ອາລູມີນຽມບາງລາຍຈາກ ການາດາ, ອົງການການຄ້ານັ້ນກ່າວເມື່ອວັນພະຫັດວານນີ້. ອ່ານຂ່າວນີ້ເປັນພາສາອັງກິດ U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened the European Union with 200% tariffs on wine, champagne and other spirits produced in the 27-nation bloc after the EU levied what he said was "a nasty 50% tariff" on American-distilled whiskey. Trump contended in a post on his Truth Social media platform that the EU is "one of the most hostile and abusive taxing and tariffing authorities in the World." He said it was formed in 1993 "for the sole purpose of taking advantage of the United States" economically. Later, asked by a reporter at the White House whether he might back off his heightened tariff threats against America's geopolitical allies, Trump said, "We've been ripped off for years, and we're not going to be ripped off anymore. No, I'm not going to bend at all — aluminum or steel or cars." In the past month, Trump has been waging a tit-for-tat tariff fight with the United States' biggest trading partners — Mexico, Canada, China and the EU — in what he says is an effort to stanch the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada, and to persuade manufacturers to close their operations overseas and move them to the U.S. to create more American jobs. On Wednesday, Trump levied 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. from 35 countries, including the EU bloc. Europe quickly retaliated with its own tariffs on $28 billion worth of U.S. exports to countries that have long had close relations with the U.S., while Canada imposed new tariffs on $20.7 billion worth of U.S. exports to its northern neighbor. Canada also requested World Trade Organization dispute consultations with the U.S. over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminum products from Canada, the trade body said on Thursday.
Voice of America
14-03-2025
- Voice of America
ລັດຖະບານ ທ່ານທຣຳ ແລະບັນດາກຸ່ມສິດທິມະນຸດ ພວມມຸ້ງໜ້າໄປສານ ກ່ຽວກັບເລື້ອງການເນລະເທດຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່
ບັນດາທະນາຍຄວາມ ຂອງລັດຖະບານສະຫະລັດ ຄາດໝາຍວ່າ ຈະປະເຊີນກັບບັນດາທະນາຄວາມສຳລັບຝ່າຍພົນລະເຮືອນແລະບັນດາກຸ່ມສິດທິດ້ານຄົນເຂົ້າເມືອງ ກ່ຽວກັບການນຳໃຊ້ຖານທັບເຮືອຂອງສະຫະລັດໃນປະເທດເກາະຄິວບາ ເພື່ອຄຸມຂັງຊາວຍົກຍ້າຍຖິ່ນຖານທີ່ລໍຖ້າການເນລະເທດ. ການໂຕ້ແຍ້ງກັນໃນສອງຄະດີຄວາມດັ່ງກ່າວ ກ່ຽວກັບປະຕິບັດການຕ່າງໆຢູ່ທີ່ຖານທັບເຮືອ ອ່າວ ກວນຕານາໂມ ນັ້ນ ເປັນການຟ້ອງຮ້ອງຕໍ່ ກະຊວງຮັກສາຄວາມປອດໄພພາຍໃນສະຫະລັດ ຫຼື DHS ແລະ ລັດຖະມົນຕີຕີຂອງກະຊວງ ທ່ານນາງ ຄຣິສຕີ ໂນມ ແມ່ນພ້ອມທີ່ຈະດຳເນີນຄະດີ ຢູ່ທີ່ສານເມືອງສະຫະລັດ ໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວໍຊິງຕັນ ໃນວັນສຸກມື້ນີ້. ຂໍ້ກ່າວຫາໃນຄະດີດັ່ງກ່າວ ກໍຄືວ່າ ລັດຖະບານສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ລະເມີດຂອບເຂດຂອງຕົນເອງ ໂດຍປະຕິເສດບໍ່ໃຫ້ພວກຍົກຍ້າຍຖິ່ນຖານທີ່ຖືກສົ່ງໄປອ່າວ ກວນຕານາໂມ ເຂົ້າເຖິງບັນດາຜູ້ຕາງໜ້າທາງດ້ານກົດໝາຍ ແລະທັງຍັງພະຍາຍາມທີ່ຈະສົ່ງພວກເຂົາ ໄປຍັງສະຖານທີ່ແຫ່ງຕ່າງໆຂອງຖານທັບ ໂດຍບໍ່ມີອຳນາດທາງດ້ານກົດໝາຍທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ ເຊິ່ງເປັນການລະເມີດຕໍ່ລັດຖະທຳມະນູນຂອງສະຫະລັດ. ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ ກະຊວງ DHS ບໍ່ໄດ້ຕອບໃນທັນທີຕໍ່ຄຳຂໍຮ້ອງໃຫ້ມີຄວາມເຫັນ ກ່ຽວກັບການພິຈາລະນາຄະດີ ທີ່ໃກ້ຈະເກີດຂຶ້ນ ແຕ່ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າ ໄດ້ປະຕິເສດຊ້ຳແລ້ວຊ້ຳອີກຕໍ່ຂໍ້ກ່າວຫາທັງຫຼາຍ ໃນຂະນະດຽວກັນ ກໍໄດ້ຕຳໜິບັນດາກຸ່ມຕ່າງໆ ທີ່ໄດ້ນຳເອົາການຟ້ອງຮ້ອງຂຶ້ນສານ. ໂຄສົກຂອງກະຊວງ DHS ຜູ້ທີ່ປະຕິເສດຈະບອກຊື່ ກ່າວຕໍ່ວີໂອເອ ໃນຖະແຫລງການສະບັບນຶ່ງເມື່ອຕົ້ນເດືອນນີ້ ວ່າ 'ກຸ່ມ American Civil Liberties Union ປາກົດວ່າ ສົນໃຈໃນເລື້ອງການໂຄສະນາສົ່ງເສີມໃຫ້ເປີດຊາຍແດນ ແລະລົບກວນພາລະກິດດ້ານຄວາມປອດໄພຂອງມວນຊົນ ຫຼາຍກວ່າການປ້ອງກັນສິດເສລີພາບຂອງຊາວອາເມຣິກັນທັງຫຼາຍ.' ໂຄສົກທ່ານນີ້ ກ່າວຕື່ມວ່າ 'ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າ ຄວນພິຈາລານາປ່ຽນຊື່ຂອງກຸ່ມເຂົາເຈົ້າ' ແລ້ວອະທິບາຍຕໍ່ໄປເຖິງຂໍ້ຂັດແຍ້ງທາງດ້ານກົດໝາຍນັ້ນວ່າ 'ບໍ່ມີມູນຄວາມຈິງ.' ປະທານາທິບໍດີ ດໍໂນລ ທຣຳ ເປັນຜູ້ທຳອິດທີ່ໄດ້ຍົກເອົາແນວຄິດຂອງການນຳໃຊ້ຖານທັບເຮືອ ໃນຄິວບາ ເປັນສ່ວນນຶ່ງຂອງແຜນການລັດຖະບານທ່ານ ສຳລັບການເນລະເທດຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່ ບໍ່ດົນຫຼັງຈາກໄດ້ເຂົ້າດຳລົງຕຳແໜ່ງ ໃນເດືອນມັງກອນ. ສ່ວນລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງ DHS ທ່ານນາງ ໂນມ ໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ ຖານທັບດັ່ງກ່າວ ເຊິ່ງມີຄຸກທີີ່ໝັ້ນຄົງ ເພື່ອຄຸມຂັງພວກຜູ້ກໍ່ການຮ້າຍທີ່ຖືກຈັບມາໄດ້ນັ້ນ ຄວນຖືກນຳໃຊ້ເປັນສະຖານທີ່ຄຸມຕົວ 'ພວກຂີ້ຮ້າຍຂອງຂີ້ຮ້າຍສຸດ.' ທ່ານທຣຳ ແລະບັນດາເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ຄົນອື່ນໆ ຍັງໄດ້ສະເໜີແນະວ່າ ຖານທັບດັ່ງກ່າວອາດຖືກນຳໃຊ້ເພື່ອຄຸມຕົວພວກຍົກຍ້າຍຖິ່ນຖານໄດ້ເຖິງ 30,000 ຄົນ ໃນຂະນະທີ່ ພວກເຂົາລໍຖ້າການເນລະເທດ. ເຖິງຢ່າງນັ້ນກໍຕາມ ແຜນການທັງຫຼາຍເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ບໍ່ເຄີຍເປັນຮູບປະທຳຢ່າງເຕັມສ່ວນເລີຍ. ອ່ານຂ່າວໃນພາສາອັງກິດ U.S. government lawyers are expected to face off with attorneys for civil and immigration rights groups over the use of a U.S. naval base in Cuba to hold migrants slated for deportation. Arguments in the two lawsuits over operations at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, filed against the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, are set for a U.S. District Court in Washington on Friday. The suits allege that the U.S. government has overstepped its bounds by denying migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay access to legal representation and also by attempting to send migrants to the base's facilities without the proper legal authority in violation of the U.S. Constitution. DHS officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the upcoming hearing, but they have repeatedly denied the allegations while criticizing the groups bringing the lawsuits. "The American Civil Liberties Union appears far more interested in promoting open borders and disrupting public safety missions than in protecting the civil liberties of Americans," a DHS spokesperson told VOA in a statement earlier this month, declining to be named. "They should consider changing their name," the spokesperson added, further describing the legal challenges as "baseless." President Donald Trump first raised the idea of using the U.S. naval base in Cuba as part of his administration's plans for mass deportations shortly after taking office in January. Homeland Security's Noem said the base, which features a secure prison to hold captured terrorists, would be used to house "the worst of the worst." Trump and other U.S. officials also suggested the base could be used to hold up to 30,000 migrants while they awaited deportation. Those plans, however, never fully materialized.
Voice of America
14-03-2025
- Voice of America
G7 urges Russia to accept ceasefire or face further sanctions
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading democracies urged Russia on Friday to agree to a U.S.-proposed ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war. 'We called for Russia to reciprocate by agreeing to a ceasefire on equal terms and implementing it fully,' the diplomats said in a joint statement from the talks in Canada. 'We discussed imposing further costs on Russia in case such a ceasefire is not agreed, including through further sanctions, caps on oil prices, as well as additional support for Ukraine, and other means.' The White House said U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday. 'All G7 foreign ministers agree with the U.S. proposal of a ceasefire that is supported by Ukrainians,' and the focus now is on Russia's response, said Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Friday. She added, 'The ball is now in Russia's court when it comes to Ukraine.' British Foreign Minister David Lammy echoed this sentiment, stating, 'There is unity that now is the time for a ceasefire with no conditions. Ukraine has made its position clear. It is now up to Russia to accept it.' Lammy also noted that a 'coalition of the willing' is forming to provide Ukraine with the necessary 'security architecture' and monitoring mechanisms to support the ceasefire. The G7 joint statement comes as the Kremlin said that much remains to be done on a Ukraine ceasefire deal, signaling its reluctance to fully endorse the U.S. proposal. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that Putin still awaits answers after raising several questions about the ceasefire's implementation. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Putin's response as 'deliberately' setting conditions that complicate and 'drag out the process.' 'An unconditional 30-day interim ceasefire is the first crucial step that could bring us significantly closer to a just and lasting peace,' Zelenskyy wrote Wednesday in a post on the social media platform X. The G7 talks in Charlevoix, Quebec, brought together ministers from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. China's position Behind closed doors, G7 foreign ministers also discussed China's role in global security, stability for the Indian and Pacific Ocean regions, and maritime security. On Friday, G7 foreign ministers held a session focused on strategic challenges posed by China, North Korea, Iran and Russia. Many foreign policy analysts and military officials refer to these four nations as the 'Axis of Upheaval,' describing their growing anti-Western collaboration. The G7 joint statement said the group remains 'concerned with China's military build-up and the continued, rapid increase in China's nuclear weapons arsenal.' They called on China 'to engage in strategic risk reduction discussions and promote stability through transparency.' The foreign ministers also reaffirmed their serious concerns over the situations in the East and South China Seas, strongly opposing any unilateral attempts to alter the status quo, particularly through force or coercion. G7 members also emphasized the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, reiterating their opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion. A potential ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war could affect the U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific, as officials and analysts suggest that ending the conflict would allow Washington to redirect resources toward addressing challenges in the region. 'I don't think an endless, ongoing conflict in Europe or in Ukraine is good for the Indo-Pacific region. It diverts a lot of the world's attention, time and resources away from areas where we continue to see growing threats,' Rubio told VOA earlier this week during a briefing aboard a military plane. 'In many ways, we could be spending even more time focused on the Indo-Pacific if somehow we could bring peace to the European continent,' the top U.S. diplomat said.
