President Azali Assoumani of the Comoros is in Hiroshima for the G7 Summit, which includes eight other guest nations. The Comoros is chairing the African Union this year, and South Africa has been omitted from the summit due to sanctions against Russia. This week's summit of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies includes eight other guest nations: South Korea, Australia, India, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands was invited as its chair the Pacific Islands Forum and Indonesia chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. India is due to become the third biggest economy by 2030 and is already the world's most populous, having overtaken China earlier this year. South Korea is a major Asian economy and a neighbour to host Japan. Vietnam meanwhile is a close trading partner with China but it's become cautious of its giant neighbour after Beijing reignited a maritime dispute with it. Countering China is perhaps the biggest task facing the G7.

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