China's Xi and Russia's Putin Dominate G-7

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - While Russian President Vladimir Putin keeps the West guessing over Ukraine, it was the might of Chinese President Xi Jinping that garnered the long-term strategic focus when the diplomats from the Group of Seven richest democracies met this weekend.

The United States and its other G-7 allies are searching for a coherent response to Xi's growing assertiveness after China's spectacular economi