China hits back at G7 summit, says days of 'small' group of countries dictating global decisions are long gone

China on Sunday asserted that the days when a "small" group of countries decided the fate of the world are long gone, hitting back at the leaders of the powerful G-7 bloc who took a unified position on Beijing on issues like the Covid-19 origins, human rights violations and its mega Belt and Road Initiative.

China on Sunday asserted that the days when a "small" group of countries decided the fate of the world are long gone, hitting back at the leaders of the powerful G-7 bloc who took a unified position on Beijing on issues like the Covid-19 origins, human rights violations and its mega Belt and Road Initiative. As the leaders of G-7 -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States -- met in Cornwall in England where US President Joe Biden made a strong bid to rally the allies against China’s growing economic clout, human rights besides its reluctance to agree for a probe into the Covid-19 origin, Beijing appeared defiant and firm, questioning the relevance of the bloc. Sunday's call for a new study on the origins of Covid-19 came weeks after Biden said he had directed the US intelligence community to redouble their efforts in investigating the origins of the pandemic and report to him in 90 days.