The G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about excluding China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. However, the G7's unwritten rule of only including democracies prevents China's entry. China's global influence makes it a key topic at G7 meetings. Its authoritarian system is seen as a threat to the group's cohesion.

When U.S. President Gerald Ford and leaders of the five other leading democracies gathered at a 14th-century castle outside Paris on Nov. 15, 1975, they planted the seed for what…

China's absence from G7 summits seems increasingly odd given its global economic influence. The G7, formed in 1975, includes only democratic nations, which excludes China under…

U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders from some of the world's richest nations will meet in the French town of Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva from June 15-17 for the Group…

China’s exclusion from the informal club's summits also looks odd, given its now immense sway over the world's economic well-being and affairs. | World News

The G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about excluding China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. However, the G7's unwritten rule of only including…

パリ発:1975年、世界経済の低迷を打開すべくパリ近郊のシャトーに主要国が集まった際、当初から中国は参加していなかった。これは、富裕国によるG7クラブが自国の利益を推進するために毎年開催するようになったサミットの第一回で・・・

PARIS — From the outset, China wasn't included when major powers gathered in 1975 at a chateau outside Paris to fix the slumping global economy, th...

The G7's last expansion — accepting Russia as a member in 1998 — didn't end well.