With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine still continuing after more than a year, confrontation between the United States and China intensifying and the so-called Global South coming to the forefront, the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima attracted much more attention than previous G7 summits held in Japan.

The world apparently cannot help but focus on how the role of G7, which has shaped the international order until now, will change going forward.

Chairing the G7