Jun 13, 2026

The Group of Seven (G7) summit will take place from June 15 to 17 in Evian-les-Bains at the foothills of the French Alps, also known as the town of Evian. Even before its opening, the summit has already drawn a flood of controversies and criticism, revealing deep divisions and unmistakable decline within the Western bloc. Even among citizens of G7 countries, the G7 is often described as a "hypocritical," "selfish," and "detached-from-the-world" club of wealthy nations. Against the backdrop of profound shifts in the global landscape and the accelerating trend toward multipolarity, the G7 has increasingly exposed its chronic problems of mispositioning, cognitive distortion, and functional erosion.

G7 countries are widely facing sluggish economic growth, rising debt levels, declining industrial competitiveness, deepening social fragmentation, and increasing pressures from population aging. Treating the "G7 disease" would require potent remedy. However, frictions among its member states persist, with trust in the US among European countries falling to a historic low. As a result, the G7 members themselves struggle to form a shared consensus, let alone prescribe appropriate remedies. 

This year's summit is expected not only to fail, for a second consecutive year, to issue a joint communique, but also to become one of the summits with the "smallest common denominator" in its history.

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