Expectations were not exactly high going into the weekend’s heads of government meeting of the Group of Seven advanced economies in Canada. The outcome, however, was worse than almost anyone could have imagined. In the end, it would have been better if President Donald Trump had carried out his threat and declined to attend the summit at all. As it was, he lashed out angrily at the countries that should be his allies, suggested that the grouping should expand to include a thuggish autocracy, and upped his threats of trade conflict to an even more extreme level.
上週末在加拿大舉行七國集團(G7)峯會前,外界對此次會議的期望並不高。然而,會議的結果比幾乎所有人想像的還要糟。如果美國總統唐納•川普(Donald Trump)兌現了他之前的威脅,拒絕參加峯會,最終結果可能會好一些。結果卻是,他憤怒地抨擊那些本應是他盟友的國家,建議該組織應該接納一個野蠻的專制政府,並變本加厲地威脅要挑起貿易衝突。