Monday’s Yomiuri claimed that according to multiple MOFA sources, the GOJ is proposing to the other G7 member states that their foreign ministers issue a joint statement expressing concern about China’s enactment of a national security law for Hong Kong. The envisaged statement will reportedly urge Beijing to cancel the legislation and maintain the “one nation, two systems” principle so that the semi-autonomous region can continue to prosper under a democratic system. The daily added that it is still uncertain whether a G7 consensus can be forged as Italy has deepened its relations with Beijing lately.