Overview
- The summit closed with a leaders' declaration adopted without U.S. participation that reaffirmed the Paris Agreement and supported tripling global renewable energy.
- President Donald Trump boycotted the meeting, and the White House criticized host South Africa over the declaration.
- The text addressed debt vulnerabilities and supply‑chain risks and urged fair trade consistent with WTO rules, reflecting Global South priorities.
- Takaichi called for international cooperation to secure stable supplies of critical minerals and to diversify refining and processing to reduce concentration risks.
- No bilateral conversation occurred between Takaichi and Li Qiang, leaving strains from the prime minister’s Taiwan‑related Diet remarks unresolved as Chinese measures persist.