This weekend the worlds leading democracies meet for the G7 Summit in cornwall in england. World questions debates how they will deal with the worlds major challenges. Hello and welcome. I am Jonny Dymond and this is world questions, the G7 Summit. The gathering of World Leaders is happening here in the uk. Im in london and im video linked to an international panel drawn from each of the g7 countries. The g7, or group of seven, consists of the seven most advanced economies. They are responsible for more than half of global net wealth, and they are all democracies. This weekend, their leaders will be debating some of the most pressing issues facing the world and attempting to lead. To mark the occAsion, we gather together our own parallel meeting with leading figures and experts drawn from each of the g7 countries. There will be facing questions from around they will be facing questions from Around The WorldClimate Change, rebuilding after the pandemic, even the threat to democracy itself. There are huge issues for them to tackle. Heres our own g7 panel. From japan, Parliamentary Miniter for defence. Bob rae, from canada, ambAssador to United Nations. From italy, director of the institute for international affairs. From france, former Foreign Affairs editors for the newspaper lexpress. From the usa, Christopher Hill, former ambAssador to iraq. From germany, the Deputy Director of the Xi Society Foundation for europe and eurAsia. Of the Xi Society Foundation for europe. And from here in the uk, we have the chair of parliaments Foreign Affairs collect committee, tom. Welcome to you all. Our first question, it comes from oliver in hong kong. My question is how can the G7 Hope to compete with china that refuses to play by international rules and uses its seemingly unlimited resources to push his agenda and every sphere abroad. Thanks, oliver. How can g7 use its seemingly limitless resources to push its agenda and every sphere abroad. Here, we have restrictions on democratic freedoms in hong kong. Flybys over taiwan with the controversial claims that china hAs made over the south China Sea, just to name but a few. AmbAssador hill in the us, the question, how can the G7 Hope to compete with china when it refuses to play by the rules . Can it hope to . This is perhaps the great link between president trumps Administration And President biden� s, standing up to china. Of course it can. I think one of the hallmarks of the g7 is the concept that these are a group of democracies, like minded countries who share values. And they also, i think its very important for them to get together and discuss this challenge to our values, and the challenge to World Leadership. I think President Biden hAs been very clear, As hes just been and just arrived in the uk, hes made very clear the lAst 2a hours that he considers the summit extremely important. He wants people to know that the united states is back on the stage. He realises this is going to be a work in progress, there are a lot of things we will have to pick up on, and certainly, one of them is dealing with china. China is not going anywhere. China is a very serious player and will be for many years, but we need to figure out policies where together, we can work on shaping the environment for china to perhaps make some changes in the way they approach their environment. Also, i want to mention the Courage Of Oliver in speaking to us from hong kong, which hAs really faced the brunt in the Way China hAs behaved in recent years. Some of the reAsons why they need to be seized with this issue. I can Assure you when you look at the trump administration, the biden administration, there are so many differences its almost night and day. One area where it is not so different is in the matter of dealing with china. We need to have a forceful Response And Work with others. There is no one single country that can do that, but the g7 together can. Nathalie tocci, do you think italy hAs a different perspective perhaps on china, given its desire perhaps for investment, given its own position in the world . Perhaps different from the us, the uk . No, i think there hAs been really quite a significant change. I think ithink under i think under previous governments,. Wearers. With an understanding of china. Indeed, there wAs questioning whether it is transatlantic credentials, As they have been historically. 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The fact we have been able to create new Accountability Mechanisms in dealing new Accountability Mechanisms in dealing with the situation in syria and in dealing with the situation in syria and in dealing with the situation in myanmar, and in dealing with the situation in myanmar, even though, you know, we dont myanmar, even though, you know, we dont have myanmar, even though, you know, we dont have the institutional strength to actually enforce things more strength to actually enforce things more quickly, we face this dilemma since more quickly, we face this dilemma since 1945 more quickly, we face this dilemma since1945. The structures more quickly, we face this dilemma since 1945. The structures we created since1945. 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We are facing this growing crisis of authoritarianism. It hAs affected your country, the tally, very much, and your your country, the tally, very much, and your ambAssador does a greatjob here in and your ambAssador does a greatjob here in talking about it on the general here in talking about it on the general floor of the Assembly, but we all general floor of the Assembly, but we all recognise there is much more to be we all recognise there is much more to be done we all recognise there is much more to be done and i think that is a clear to be done and i think that is a clear consensus that you will find talking clear consensus that you will find talking to clear consensus that you will find talking to a great many countries. Daniela, talking to a great many countries. Daniela, the question is about the usefulness or not of the united Nations Security council and of course The International court of justice. Germany hAs come under a lot of Pressure And Criticism because of its attitude towards russia, which the question is pointing towards here and in particular about cooperation with russia over the transport of natural gAs. Does germany have a different attitude towards russia, compared to many other members of the g7 . fin Attitude towards russia, compared to many other members of the g7 . On the more fundamental many other members of the g7 . On the more fundamental question many other members of the g7 . On the more fundamental question that many other members of the g7 . On the more fundamental question that he more fundamental question that he hAs raised, and the question of law, the integrity of territory, i see no difference at all. 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So there are those two stories and it is also true that from a european perspective, it is of course not helpful to cut all ties with russia and where the balance needs to be found and again on the more fundamental question that italy hAs raised, i think it is of utmost importance that all European Governments and the united states, bAsically all g7 members, continue emphAsising that the respect for the integrity of territory or the Rule Of Law for peaceful mechanisms to solve conflicts, that this is the bAsis of our international cooperation. BAsis of our international cooeration. ,. , cooperation. Thanks, daniela. Tom tugendhat. Cooperation. Thanks, daniela. Tom tugendhat, chair cooperation. Thanks, daniela. Tom tugendhat, chair of cooperation. Thanks, daniela. Tom tugendhat, chair of the cooperation. Thanks, daniela. 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We need to| Fight Corruption and what President BidenFight Corruption and what President Biden said the day builds on work that the biden said the day builds on work that the Foreign Affairs select committee of the united kingdom hAs done since committee of the united kingdom hAs done since 2018, when we releAsed our Moscow Gold Report and exposing corruption. Our Moscow Gold Report and exposing corruption, preventing the spread of Dirty Money through our systems and holding Dirty Money through our systems and holding it Dirty Money through our systems and holding it until we can releAse it track holding it until we can releAse it back to holding it until we can releAse it back to the people from whom it wAs robbed back to the people from whom it wAs robbed is back to the people from whom it wAs robbed is exactly what we should be doing robbed is exactly what we should be doing because lets not pretend that the government in Russia Today under president the government in Russia Today under President Putin is anything other than a President Putin is anything other than a criminal gang. It does not represent than a criminal gang. It does not represent the people, it merely exploits represent the people, it merely exploits them. It is a brutal, moneymaking regime for one man and his acolvtes moneymaking regime for one man and his acol es. ,. , moneymaking regime for one man and his emit tes his acolytes. Tom, thank you very much indeed. His acolytes. Tom, thank you very much indeed. AmbAssador his acolytes. Tom, thank you very much indeed. AmbAssador Christopher Hill. After the g7 comes nato for President Biden and then after nato comes theirfirst President Biden and then after nato comes their first meeting, the first meeting of President Biden and vladimir putin. What will you look for in that meeting. For in that meeting. Well, first of all, i for in that meeting. Well, first of all. I hope for in that meeting. Well, first of all. I hope that for in that meeting. Well, first of all, i hope that we for in that meeting. Well, first of all, i hope that we will for in that meeting. Well, first of all, i hope that we will not for in that meeting. 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We have had a number of us companies attacked are ovulate in so called ransomware attacks, where many of these companies have actually been paying this money and we have determined that many of these attacks have come from russia and at best you can say the Putin Government hAs been indifferent, more likely they have been complicit. So i think there will be issues of that kind to discuss. I agree with the proposition that the us hAs to have at leAst a good means of communication with the russian leadership, but i think it needs to be clear and consistent and i think we will look for a meeting where President Biden will lay it out and laid out very clearly, so there will be no misunderstandings about where we stand. ,. ,. , i. We stand. AmbAssador, thank you. Of course, at we stand. AmbAssador, thank you. Of course. At the we stand. AmbAssador, thank you. Of course, at the g7 we stand. AmbAssador, thank you. Of course, at the g7 there we stand. AmbAssador, thank you. 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The chinese important to understand about china. The chinese themselves dislike to be considered the chinese themselves dislike to be considered As a rich country. They want considered As a rich country. They want still considered As a rich country. They want still to considered As a rich country. They want still to be considered As part of what want still to be considered As part of what we want still to be considered As part of what we call previously beef old world of what we call previously beef old world it of what we call previously beef old world it is of what we call previously beef old world. It is ideological and it is previously the third world. It is ideological previously the third world. It is ideological and it is political. It is for ideological and it is political. It is for china to get connected to the rest of is for china to get connected to the rest of the is for china to get connected to the rest of the world and to the poorest countries, rest of the world and to the poorest countries, to allow china to open new roads. Countries, to allow china to open new roads, for instance. So it is not only new roads, for instance. So it is not only the new roads, for instance. So it is not only the rest of the world, but it is above not only the rest of the world, but it is above all china which is the cAse it is above all china which is the cAse why it is above all china which is the cAse why is it is above all china which is the cAse why is china so eager to consider cAse why is china so eager to consider itself is a poor country, As a consider itself is a poor country, As a country consider itself is a poor country, As a country colonised by western countries . As a country colonised by western countries . And this is a rhetoric that countries . And this is a rhetoric that you countries . And this is a rhetoric that you hear very often when you are in that you hear very often when you are in china that you hear very often when you are in china. It is the bAse of the ideology are in china. It is the bAse of the ideology and the adare agenda of the communist party. We chinese have been communist party. We chinese have been exploited, so we are the brothers been exploited, so we are the brothers of the africans, of the rest of brothers of the africans, of the rest of Asia and so on. It is aged geopolitical argument for china and the chinese leaders hate to be considered As a rich country. So this kind considered As a rich country. So this kind of considered As a rich country. So this kind of double language is used. This kind of double language is used, exploited by china, As a geopolitical argument to continue to conquer. Geopolitical argument to continue to conquer. If geopolitical argument to continue to conquer, if i may say, the rest of the world conquer, if i may say, the rest of the world conquer, if i may say, the rest of the world. ,. ,. , the world. Thank you. We are going to wra u the world. Thank you. We are going to wrap up the the world. Thank you. We are going to wrap up the programme the world. Thank you. We are going to wrap up the programme wAs i the world. Thank you. We are going to wrap up the programme wAs one j to wrap up the programme wAs one lAst quickfire question. It is from pen with college, which is a sixth Form College very close to where the summit hAs been held and it comes from a student at the college, a show. ,. , from a student at the college, a show. ,. ,. , show. Can you panel identify one lesson which show. Can you panel identify one lesson which we show. Can you panel identify one lesson which we have show. Can you panel identify one lesson which we have learned i show. Can you panel identify one L Lesson which we have learned from the Pandemic Lesson which we have learned from the pandemic that lesson which we have learned from the pandemic that can lesson which we have learned from the pandemic that can help lesson which we have learned from the pandemic that can help us i lesson which we have learned from i the pandemic that can help us combat climate the pandemic that can help us combat Climate Change . The pandemic that can help us combat Climate Change . That the pandemic that can help us combat Climate Change . Climate change . That from Asher in en with Climate Change . That from Asher in pen with college. Climate change . That from Asher in pen with college. If Climate Change . That from Asher in pen with college. If you Climate Change . That from Asher in pen with college. If you didnt i pen with college. If you didnt catch it, that wAs could be panel identify one lesson we have learnt from the pandemic to help us combat Climate Change . 15 seconds each, i will start with christian in france. What is the lesson from the pandemic for Climate Change . For what is the lesson from the pandemic for Climate Change . For Climate Change . For the first time in history, for Climate Change . For the first time in history, the for Climate Change . For the first time in history, the whole i for Climate Change . For the first time in history, the whole world | time in history, the whole World Economy time in history, the whole World Economy wAs stopped during. For a while, economy wAs stopped during. For a while, for economy wAs stopped during. For a while, for health and new reAsons, so what while, for health and new reAsons, so what hAs while, for health and new reAsons, so what hAs been shown is that if we are not so what hAs been shown is that if we are not acting together nothing is going are not acting together nothing is going to are not acting together nothing is going to be solved. But climate, we must going to be solved. But climate, we must install more mutual systems and more multilateralism. That is the main more multilateralism. That is the main solution and that is the main conclusion main solution and that is the main conclusion from this crisis. AmbAssador Christopher Hill in the us . I ambAssador Christopher Hill in the us . , ambAssador Christopher Hill in the us . ~. , ambAssador Christopher Hill in the us . ,. ,. , ambAssador Christopher Hill in the us . ~. ,. ,. ,. , us . I think we are all learning that we are on spaceship us . I think we are all learning that we are on Spaceship Earth us . I think we are all learning that we are on Spaceship Earth and i us . I think we are all learning that we are on Spaceship Earth and we | us . I think we are all learning that i we are on Spaceship Earth and we are all together in this. I think the pandemic certainly showed that and by the way the american people suddenly came to an understanding of that, there is no more talk of American Postwar America alone. We have got to be with everyone else in dealing with these problems. Thank ou, dealing with these problems. Thank you. Daniela dealing with these problems. Thank you, daniela starts dealing with these problems. Thank you, daniela starts in dealing with these problems. Thank you, daniela starts in germany. Dealing with these problems. Thank| you, daniela starts in germany. One ofthe you, daniela starts in germany. One of the lessons you, daniela starts in germany. One of the lessons is you, daniela starts in germany. One of the lessons is clearly that we are all of the lessons is clearly that we are all safe and healthy in our environment and this all goes into sustainability issues were climate and then sustainability issues were climate and then on a very practical level i think and then on a very practical level i think we and then on a very practical level i think we learned quite how much we can get think we learned quite how much we can get done without travelling such As we can get done without travelling such As we used can get done without travelling such As we used to do. That can get done without travelling such As we used to do. As we used to do. That is all we have time As we used to do. That is all we have time for As we used to do. That is all we have time for from As we used to do. That is all we have time for from this As we used to do. That is all we have time for from this g7 As we used to do. That is all we l have time for from this G7 Edition of world questions. It hAs been fAscinating to hear from our panellists, and we will now watch and wait to see what emerges from this critical global summit. A big thank you to all our panel who have been so generous with their time and thanks also to our wonderful questioners, the pupils and teachers of penrith college, cornwall, and to All Of You for watching from whether you are Around The World. Goodbye from where ever you are. A dry and sunny weekend for the vAst majority, turning hot As well, but some exceptions and subtly through the rest of today Northern Ireland and West Of Scotland dry, with the odd outbreak of rain. A few Showers Light to the west, but most dry, up to 20 degrees in the north eAst, 2425 across parts of south eAst of england. This evening and overnight, most will stay fine, but more clout to the north and west, and it is across orkney, shetland and maybe across orkney, shetland and maybe across lewis a bit of rain at translator. Temperatures down to single figures in the parts of the south eAst, but humid Air Fights backin south eAst, but humid Air Fights back in the West And Humidity creeping up across the board tomorrow, still some rain across the shetlands and the Western Isles later, but most will be dry, a Bit Sunshine across north and Western Scotland and ireland. Temperatures close to 30 degrees is a humid air creeps in, especially across south eAstern england, and elsewhere the fresher conditions are back after that. This is bbc news. Im ben brown, live in cornwall for the G7 Meeting of World Leaders. The lifting of englands remaining Coronavirus Restriction could be delayed by up to four weeks As the Prime Minister says its a race between the spike in cAses and vaccines. Youve got to be cautious it in order to deliver what we want to see, which is an irreversible road map, but were looking at the Data Today and again youve got hospitalisations up, youve got cAses up. The Prime Minister says there is a Lot Of Misunderstanding from the eu about northern Ireland TradeAs tensions over the Issue Hang over his talks with fellow european leaders