Introduction

China Insider is a podcast from the China Center at Hudson Institute. This week, we look back on the G7 summit that took place in Japan over the weekend. The communique released by the leaders mentioned China 20 times - up from 14 in 2022 and only four in 2021. We also talk about the Inonkuril China Central Asia summit which gathered five Central Asian countries to meet with Xi Jinping. Finally, we give an update on the coming presidential election in Taiwan.