China on Tuesday accused the diplomatic chiefs of the G7 countries, who meet in Japan, of defamation and defamation after a statement critical of Beijing’s policies.
“The meeting of G7 foreign ministers ignored China’s position and objective facts,” Chinese diplomacy spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a news conference.
Ministers of G7 member states “interfered in China’s internal affairs, defamed and defamed China,” accused Wang, expressing Beijing’s “strong displeasure”.
Wang Wenbin was asked about the closing statement of the heads of diplomacy of the group of seven developed countries (France, Japan, United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom). The text mentions concerns about Beijing’s policies towards Taiwan, the South China Sea, Xinjiang and Tibet.
The G7 warned Beijing of its territorial claims in the South China Sea, saying they “have no legal basis”. The heads of G7 diplomacy also expressed their opposition to Beijing’s “militarization activities” in those waters.
“Behind the lines, this statement is full of arrogance, prejudice and malicious intent to oppose China and curb its development,” Wang stressed.
The spokesman said China had lodged formal protests with Japan, the host of the G7 meeting.
The G7 also deemed maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait, where Beijing has launched extensive military exercises, “essential” following a meeting between Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy early April.
At the end of World War II, Taiwan became part of the Republic of China under the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek. After the defeat by the Communist Party, in the Chinese Civil War, in 1949, the Nationalist government took refuge on the island, which until this Tuesday maintains the official name of the Republic of China, as opposed to the People’s Republic of China. , in mainland China. Beijing considers the island part of its territory and threatens violent reunification if Taipei formally declares independence.
Beijing sees Taiwan’s international contacts as initiatives towards the island’s formal independence.
“To really maintain peace in the Taiwan Strait, we must clearly oppose and stop any initiative to achieve Taiwan’s independence,” Wang Wenbin said in response to the G7.
As for the South China Sea, the spokesman said the current situation is “generally stable” and urged the G7 not to “create discord between countries in the region” with its statements.
The document also reflects the G7’s “concern” about the “continued and accelerated expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal”, calling for “stability for greater transparency” on nuclear weapons.
Source: DN
