Prospects for Urging Participation from Meeting Member Countries
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The United States plans to impose a series of sanctions on foreign government officials and associates involved in corruption and human rights abuses during the Democracy Summit, which will be held virtually on the 9th and 10th (local time), and will urge other countries to join these efforts, according to major foreign media including The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 3rd.
The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce a series of measures in line with the upcoming Democracy Summit next week, and U.S. officials stated that they will persuade the 110 countries participating in the summit to take similar actions.
However, U.S. government officials declined to specify exactly who will be targeted by the sanctions. The Democracy Summit, which was also a campaign pledge of U.S. President Joe Biden, is an event designed to unite democratic countries worldwide against authoritarian forces centered on China and Russia, while restoring U.S. global leadership.
Earlier, on the 23rd, the United States released the list of invited countries, which excluded China and Russia. Instead, Taiwan, which is in conflict with China, and Ukraine, which faces the threat of invasion from Russia, were invited. China and Russia strongly opposed the move, accusing the U.S. of fomenting global division. In particular, China, which considers Taiwan its own territory, has been issuing daily condemnation messages by rallying non-invited countries.
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