Attempts to weaponise trade will face consequences: G7 nations

In a thinly veiled warning to China, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) agreed to establish an initiative to counter economic "coercion" and said that attempts to 'weaponise' trade and supply chains would face 'consequences'. The G7 bloc's latest meetings have focused on pushing back against Beijing's strategy of dragging in trade measures in diplomatic disputes.