G7 Hiroshima Summit at a glance

Leaders of seven of the world’s richest nations meet in Japan as the war in Ukraine drags on and tensions rise between the U.S. and China
               

Joe Biden U.S.
GDP* 26,854.6

Fumio Kishida JAPAN
4,409.7

Olaf Scholz GERMANY
4,308.9

Rishi Sunak BRITAIN
3,158.9

Emmanuel Macron FRANCE
2,923.5

Giorgia Meloni ITALY
2,169.7

Justin Trudeau CANADA
2,089.7


*$ billions 2023, IMF


EUROPEAN UNION (EU)
“Non-enumerated member” represented by EU President Ursula von der Leyen


A-bomb Dome at Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima

Kishida’s choice of Hiroshima as host location highlights his desire to put nuclear disarmament at top of summit agenda


INVITED COUNTRIES
 
Australia, Brazil, Comoros for African Union, Cook Islands for Pacific Forum, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to attend in person
                      

WHAT’S ON THE AGENDA?
 
Ukraine: G7 will seek to show unity in support to Kyiv and increase economic pressure on Russia through broader export bans
  
China: U.S. pushing for stronger strategy to slow China’s technological advance, reduce West’s economic dependency, and counter Beijing’s belligerence towards Taiwan
  
Artificial intelligence: EU lawmakers urging G7 leaders to find ways to control AI amid rapid ascendancy of chatbot ChatGPT
  

Sources: G7 Hiroshima, Reuters 
Pictures: Getty Images, Newscom 
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