China denounced on Monday a joint statement by the G7 leaders that had scolded Beijing over a range of issues as a gross interference in the country's internal affairs, and urged the grouping to stop slandering China. China's embassy in London said it was strongly dissatisfied and resolutely oposed to mention of Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan that distored the facts and exposed the minister intentions of a few countries such as the US. With the Covid-19 still raging, the global community needs unity and cooperation of all countries rather than "cliquey" power politics sowing division, it added. China's Internal affairs must not be interfered in, China's reputation must not be slandered, and China's interests must not be voilated, "It added. We will resolutely defend our national sovereignty, security, and development interests, and resolutely fight back. And I think how we act and whether we pull together as democracies is going to determine whether out grandkids look back 15 years from now and say, Did they step up? Are democracies as relevant and as powerful as they have been? On the Altantic front, Biden told Nato leaders on Monday that the defence of Europe, Turkey and Canada was a "sacred obligation" for the US, a marked shift from Trump's diminution of the alliance. In a clear sign of a new two-front cold war that pits Moscow and Beijing twin threats, Biden spoke of them in same breath, saying, "there is a growing recognition over the last couple years that we have new challenges. We have Russia, which is acting in a way that is not consistent with what we had hoped, and we have China. "America is back in the business of leading the world alongside nations who share our most deeply held values. China and Russia is a pincer, even though they present different challenges.
