Xinhua Headlines: Tensions escalate as U.S.-manipulated G7 sparks confrontation

Xinhua Headlines: Tensions escalate as U.S.-manipulated G7 sparks confrontation

(230521) -- HIROSHIMA, May 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A demonstrator holds a placard at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

U.S.-manipulated G7 rips world apart, creates tension

STORY: U.S.-manipulated G7 rips world apart, creates tension DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:19 LOCATION: HIROSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the G7 Summit 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): DIAA HELMY, Secretary-general, Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce 4. various of protesters in Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CODY URBAN, Member of a U.S. anti-war civic group STORYLINE: At the Group of Seven (G7) Summit starting in Japan's western city of Hiroshima Friday, the U.S.-led clique is again hyping up their so-called "law and order," whereas some political observers consider it a scheme to play small-clique politics and dictate to the rest of the world. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAEB RAWASHDEH, Political analyst at Jordan Press Foundation "This G7 summit in Hiroshima, the aim is not to solve the problems. On the contrary, they want to escalate current tensions. It will bring mor

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man holds a placard at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A demonstrator holds a placard at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man holds a placard at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man holds a placard at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

JAPAN-HIROSHIMA-G7 SUMMIT-PROTESTS

(230520) -- HIROSHIMA, May 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People rally at Hiroshima's Funairi Daiichi Park in a protest against the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima, Japan, May 19, 2023. Amid waves of protests, the G7 leaders' annual summit got underway in Hiroshima on Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

G7 summit opens in Japan's Hiroshima amid waves of protests

STORY: G7 summit opens in Japan's Hiroshima amid waves of protests DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: HIROSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of protests 3. SOUNDBITE (English): CODY URBAN, Protester 4. various of protests 5. various of the G7 leaders STORYLINE: Amid waves of protests, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders' annual summit got underway on Friday in Japan's western city of Hiroshima. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm here in Funairi Daiichi Park in Japan's western city of Hiroshima, where the Group of Seven leaders' summit gets underway on Friday. Hundreds of protesters from all over the country, even abroad, chanting slogans, are gathering to decry the bloc as it advertises its own version of world order." As of Friday, protests and rallies have been held at multiple locations in Hiroshima and other Japanese cities, as people from both home and abroad took to the streets to oppose the ga

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon exchanges opinions with students during a talk session at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon responds to a warm reception from students at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C, front) poses with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and high school students at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C, front) poses with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and high school students at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo)

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon responds to a warm reception from students at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo)

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon exchanges opinions with students during a talk session at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo)