China took little pleasure in the G7 communiqué on the matter. And she lets you know. “The G7 continues to manipulate, discredit and attack China-related issues,” lamented a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, who expressed Beijing’s “fierce opposition” and “strong dissatisfaction” after the release of a G7 press release to the publication, in which several allegations are made against the South China Sea, human rights or even its alleged interference.
The G7 communiqué (Canada, France, USA, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK), currently taking place in Hiroshima, calls on China “to carry out no interference activities” in its member countries and expresses its “concerns” regarding human rights to express “particularly in Tibet and Xinjiang”. The signatories stress “the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” and say they are “deeply concerned” about the situation in the South China Sea, indirectly accusing China of “coercion”.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, the G7 also called on Beijing, a close economic and diplomatic partner of Moscow that has so far maintained a neutral position, to “put pressure on Russia to end its aggression.”
An official protest was lodged
“China expresses its strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition, and has lodged an official protest with Japan, the host country of the summit, and other relevant parties,” said a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry.
With regard to Taiwan, the ministry particularly criticizes the fact that the G7 countries only point the finger at Beijing and show no clear opposition to the Taiwanese independence movement. “The G7 is loudly proclaiming that they want a peaceful, stable and prosperous world. In fact, however, it hinders world peace, harms regional stability and hampers the development of other countries,” the Chinese spokesman said. “This approach has no international credibility. »
The G7 communiqué is the result of negotiations between countries like the United States, which is taking a stronger position amid growing tensions with China, and others on the European side, who insist on avoiding any “confrontation” with Beijing.