In this Zoom-In, Imtiaz Gul takes a look at the mounting western pressures on China. Two recent summits – the G-7 meeting of top leaders and the NATO summit at Madrid came across as a reiteration of growing measures to counter China’s geopolitical development.” While G-7 summit leaders announced $600 billion funds to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned of consequences of “China’s growing assertiveness and its coercive policies for the security of allies and our partners.”
