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Realizing its inability to lure ASEAN countries to its camp, the US is floating the idea of allying with Japan in an attempt to turn Southeast Asian countries against China, said analysts as top diplomats from Washington and Tokyo agreed on a G7 meeting to strengthen the deterrence and response capabilities of their countries alliance to counter China in the Indo-Pacific region.

Japan again chose to keep silent at the ongoing Group of Seven (G7) summit on the US calling on its allies not to send diplomatic representatives to the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, which experts said demonstrates that Japan is a dilemma, as on one hand, China fully supported it in holding the 2020 Olympics, but on the other hand, the Japanese government worries that any positive gesture to China at this time would affect a potential meeting between their new prime minister and Biden.

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — The Group of Seven economic powers told Russia on Sunday to “de-escalate” its military buildup near the Ukrainian border, warning that an invasion would have “massive consequences” and inflict severe economic pain on Moscow.

British foreign minister says time running out as G7 conference issues strong warning to Tehran, tells Russia there will be 'massive consequences' to an invasion of Ukraine