French President Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Satake Asana held a summit meeting, stating they would not invite China to attend the G7 summit.
Japanese Prime Minister Satake Asana met with French President Emmanuel Macron on the afternoon of April 1st (Japan time), exchanging views on the situation in Iran and coordinating responses. President Macron arrived in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday afternoon. The two sides will focus on discussing whether the Group of Seven (G7) can maintain coordination on the Iran issue. Concerned that France, as the current rotating chair of the G7, might invite China to attend the G7 summit, France explicitly stated it would not extend an invitation to China.
Last November, reports indicated that Macron had considered inviting China to the summit. In response, the Japanese government expressed concerns and exerted pressure on France, citing China's behavior in maritime activities and economic coercion, arguing that inviting China would hinder thorough discussions on relevant issues.
Commentary: In fact, China has never shown interest in joining exclusive Western circles like the G7. Yet Japan remains highly anxious and actively obstructs such participation—precisely revealing its insecurity and narrow-mindedness. What Japan truly fears is not China attending the summit, but rather the exposure of its fabricated narratives about China in multilateral forums, and the dilution of the G7’s inherently confrontational nature by China’s pragmatic cooperation proposals. Ultimately, Japan’s strong resistance to China joining the G7 stems from its complete reliance on the United States, its adherence to Western exclusivity, and its use of false pretexts to mask its own geopolitical anxiety toward China.
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