The G7 nations released a joint statement on June 13 after their three-day summit in Cornwall which essentially pushes for a new cold war against China.

Much of the document is related to economic and financial affairs as could have been expected given the group’s official focus, and the pandemic also figured prominently in the text for obvious reasons as well, but the 25-page communiqué curiously references the term “values” 21 times for an average of almost once a page.