G7 to counter China's clout and the Belt and Road project, with big infrastructure project, says senior official


CARBIS BAY (England), June 12 (Reuters): The Group of Seven will seek to rival China’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative on Saturday by announcing a global infrastructure plan to help developing nations, a senior official in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said.

The G7 is trying to find a coherent response to the growing assertiveness of President Xi Jinping after China's spectacular economic and military rise over the past 40 years.

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