Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported today: "The White House said that President Trump will leave the summit after attending the Group of Seven leaders' dinner on Monday evening. White House press secretary Leavitt said that President Trump will return to Washington to 'deal with many important matters.' When Canada hosted the G7 Summit in 2018, Trump also left early."
The Australian Prime Minister Albanese, who was invited to the summit, had originally planned to meet with Trump on Tuesday afternoon. The Australian各界 are highly concerned about this meeting, and it now seems unlikely to happen.
This behavior of leaving early shows that Trump has low enthusiasm for participating in such multilateral diplomatic activities or there are significant disagreements with the agenda and direction of the summit. Judging from his previous promotion of the 'America First' policy, he has conflicts with other G7 member countries on issues such as trade and climate, which may make him feel that continuing to participate in the conference is not meaningful. On the other hand, this also caused quite a bit of trouble for other participating countries. For example, the scheduled meeting between the Australian Prime Minister Albanese has been canceled, disrupting the diplomatic arrangements of relevant countries.
In terms of impact, Trump's frequent unusual actions at summits like the G7 have weakened the authority and cohesion of G7 as an organization coordinating major Western economies, showing the division and contradictions within G7 to the outside world. His behavior has undermined trust between the United States and its allies, especially affecting Canada, making Canada, as the host, feel awkward in international affairs cooperation.
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