Japan’s G7 snub of SA shows up its two-sided diplomacy
Tokyo displays little principled consistency in its decision to exclude SA from the summit
23 April 2023 - 00:00
Next month Japan will be chairing the G7 summit. On the list of its invitees, Tokyo made a break with the recent past that has raised eyebrows; unlike previous hosts — Canada (2018), France (2019), the UK (2021) and Germany (2022), it did not include South Africa. ..
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