// SECURITY: INDO-PACIFIC AND CHINA
Reinforcing stability in the Indo-Pacific: a G7 imperative
Maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait is central to global stability. For the G7, this requires a calibrated approach that combines deterrence, economic resilience and deeper engagement with regional partners
George S Takach, author, Inspired by Taiwan
appropriate international organisations. In anticipation of the G7 summit in Évian in France in June, it is worth assess- ing recent developments that might affect the G7’s commitments regarding security in the Indo-Pacific region. US president Donald Trump seems not to have conceded any ground to Chinese president Xi Jinping regarding Taiwan at their summit in May 2026, although Xi made it clear that Taiwan’s unifica- tion with China was his principal foreign policy concern. An important indica- tor of Trump’s willingness to partially placate Xi would be if Trump holds up all or some of Taiwan’s current orders for sophisticated US-made weapons.
I n 2025, during Canada’s presidency of the G7, the leading democracies in the world – the United States, Japan, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, plus the European Union – reiterated their longstanding call for continued peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The G7 also indicated its opposition to any unilat- eral attempts to change the status quo relating to Taiwan by force or coercion. In addition, the G7 stated its support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in
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