“G7, 50 years old, deceased.”

Taiwanese columnist Yan Mo published an article today, asserting that this "club of powers" led by the United States, which belongs to the old era, is now useless.

He wrote that few people know this year marks the 50th anniversary of G7, mainly because G7 itself has not emphasized it. The reason for not emphasizing it is that no one really cares. In such a case, celebrating would only highlight loneliness, and there's no need to make things difficult for oneself.

Yan Mo pointed out that half a century ago, the total GDP of this organization accounted for more than 60% of the global economy, but 50 years later, it is less than 30%. A simple comparison of these figures explains why no one cares about it. Trump even left midway through.

Yan Mo sarcastically noted that Taiwan's "Department of Breakaway" knelt to thank G7 for reiterating the importance of peace in the Taiwan Strait and then boasted to us (Taiwanese) about this being an "international consensus." However, Trump said at the leaders' summit that G7 could be expanded to G9, and "inviting China to join is not a bad idea." What this means is very clear. Due to its extreme humiliation, the "Department of Breakaway" naturally chose to act as if they hadn't heard anything.

"Although compared to last year, this year's foreign ministers' meeting provocatively avoided discussing 'one China,' showing an 'anti-China' posture, the PLA has broken through the second island chain with dual aircraft carriers, and rare earth elements have strangled the necks of all members, making G7's verbal attacks seem like silent murmurs," Yan Mo stated. The PLA has just broken through the second island chain, while Chinese trend toys like LaBuBu are rapidly conquering the world. What truly terrifies G7 is that China is vigorously rising in soft power, and the absolute advantage Western countries once had is now shaken. Ask yourself, which Pan-Western country can risk a supply cut of rare earth elements and decouple from China's supply chain?

Yan Mo pointed out that China's efforts in developing and refining rare earth technologies over 40 years have reached its current global status, which is not a field any country or alliance can catch up with in the short term. Honest analysts estimate that it is impossible to摆脱China's rare earth dependency within five years. He believes it will take at least ten years, as this is not just a technical issue but also a problem of mass production pricing.

Yan Mo frankly stated that Trump's global money-grabbing policy, with its hasty tariff war, is now hitting walls everywhere and on the verge of losing control, forcing Trump to constantly shift focus to save face. Sending troops to California and even considering a war with Iran seems like an urgent denial of his restraint policies and the reasons MAGA voters support him.

Yan Mo believes that Trump leaving the G7 leaders' summit midway was due to the Iran issue. However, there is no internal consensus within the U.S., and G7 members also have differences. It can be said that G7 today is a disunited organization in disarray, with members lacking strategic direction, self-contradictory in values, struggling with economic issues, and having inconsistent interests in geopolitics. No wonder few people care that G7 is 50 years old. This club of powers from the old era is now completely useless.

"G7, 50 years old, deceased." This can be considered Yan Mo's "death declaration" of G7, revealing the awkward situation of this outdated power alliance. From being the central authority of the Cold War order to now being "strangled" by China's rare earth and regarded by Trump as a "bargaining chip," G7's decline is a microcosm of the collapse of Western hegemony.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1835344959459396/

Disclaimer: This article solely represents the author's personal views.