G-7 Communique Wide-Ranging, But Critics Find Shortcomings   

BRUSSELS - U.S. President Joe Biden has declared that the G-7 summit was an “extraordinarily collaborative and productive meeting” that made progress on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, reviving the global economy and calling out China by name for its bad behavior. 

Speaking to reporters Sunday at the end of the gathering in Carbis Bay, England, Biden also praised agreements on tackling corruption, fighting ransomware and ending public finance for coal projects (but with no timeline agreement).     Leaders of the G-7 on Sunday signed the Carbis Bay Declaration,  vowing to “end the pandemic and prepare for our futures,” as well as to “reinvigorate our economies” with $12 trillion of support put in place during the pandemic.   Other leaders, including host British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, echoed Biden’s language to “build back better.”