G7 leaders take on China, Covid and climate

Activists march through the streets in during a demonstration around the meeting of the G7 in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, on June 12, 2021. Leaders of the G7 gather for more meetings in which they will discuss China, Covid-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. - AP

CARBIS BAY (UK), June 12 (AFP): G7 leaders on Saturday confronted China and the threat of future pandemics as the elite club of wealthy nations advertised a newfound Western unity at its first physical summit since 2019.

After an informal evening get-together -- featuring a Royal Air Force aerobatics display, beach barbecue, firepit marshmallows and a Cornish troupe singing sea shanties -- the leaders were to wrap up their three-day summit on Sunday.