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U.S. and its G7 partners voice different tones on 'forced labor'
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A G7 logo is seen on an information sign near the Carbis Bay hotel resort, Cornwall, UK, May 24, 2021. /Reuters

A G7 logo is seen on an information sign near the Carbis Bay hotel resort, Cornwall, UK, May 24, 2021. /Reuters

Eradicating 'forced labor' was listed on the communiqué issued by the Group of Seven (G7) after their three-day summit ended last Sunday.

On the same day, U.S. White House released a statement, saying "forced labor" is one of the three objectives G7 agreed to join their hands to deal with.

Comparing the G7 communiqué and the U.S. statement, "forced labor" appears in both texts, but while the U.S. statement draws explicit reference to Xinjiang, the same is not the case in the G7 communiqué.

"The United States and our G7 partners remain deeply concerned by the use of all forms of forced labor in global supply chains, including state-sponsored forced labor of vulnerable groups and minorities and supply chains of the agricultural, solar, and garment sectors - the main supply chains of concern in Xinjiang," said the White House statement.

However, the G7 communiqué says "we are concerned by the use of all forms of forced labor in global supply chains, including state-sponsored forced labor of vulnerable groups and minorities, including in the agricultural, solar, and garment sectors."

This was reported to show that U.S. cannot impose its extreme views as the West's in general, according to an opinion piece titled G7 communiqué makes a show but Chinese don't buy it: Global Times editorial published on Global Times on Monday.

CNN reported that the seven leaders aired serious differences over how best to approach China.

The final communiqué was clearly a product dominated by Washington, yet was a compromise by all, according to the Global Times editorial.

Another thing worth noting is that, though U.S. and its G7 partners stressed the importance of upholding and respecting human rights, they all did not use rumor words such as "genocide", which often appear on some Western media outlets.

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