Reference News Network June 24 report: The Australia East Asia Forum website published an editorial titled "The End of the American Century" on June 23. Excerpts follow:

When future historians look back at our era, they will almost certainly regard "Liberation Day" (April 2nd this year) as the day when the "American Century" ended. It was on that day that President Trump ended America's 80-year global economic dominance, accelerated America's relative economic decline, and irreversibly weakened America's international status and soft power.

The G7 summit held this month in Canmore, Canada, was another test of dealing with America's withdrawal from groups. Trump left the summit early. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to complete the summit agenda, but as many have observed, a "G6" without America may be more efficient in international cooperation.

In an important article published on the East Asia Forum website this week, author Jeremy Paltiel stated that the G7 and invited countries "hope to reach a basic consensus on stable trade and global order."

Many leaders attended the summit primarily to meet with Trump and try to negotiate the cancellation of "reciprocal tariffs" from "Liberation Day." However, Trump left the summit without meeting with Indian Prime Minister Modi and Australian Prime Minister Albanese.

In another important article published by us this week, author Alan Alexandrov believes that "the G7 is likely to become the G6." This trend has implications for the G20 and other global forums: "G7 members must be prepared to act on their own without the United States."

Major issues facing the world today require global solutions. These solutions must include the ideas of major developing countries such as China, India, and Indonesia.

This year's G20 summit is hosted by South Africa. With reduced U.S. participation, the de facto "G19" might make progress in addressing common challenges. However, the 2026 G20 summit will be hosted by the United States, so a North-South cooperation model that is not hindered by the United States must be found. Mechanisms such as the World Trade Organization need to find workarounds for dispute settlement mechanisms, like the "Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement," to prevent the United States from dragging down the entire system.

Notably, Indonesian President Prabowo rejected the invitation to the G7 summit, choosing instead to visit St. Petersburg to meet with Russian President Putin, and made a stopover in Singapore. This serves as a reminder: in maintaining the international order against American disruption, the wealthy countries of the "G6" must value cooperation with major developing countries.

We must get used to a world without American leadership. That era has ended. The United States is unlikely to participate in international affairs in a reliable and constructive way for at least the next three years or even longer. Safeguarding and repairing global governance requires collaboration between developed and developing countries to "Build Back Better." (Translated by Wang Dongdong)

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