Foreign ministers of G7 countries have warned that China’s increasingly aggressive activities in the waters east of Taiwan are threatening regional stability, freedom of navigation and security of international shipping.
In a joint statement released late Wednesday, after meeting in Paris, G7 countries voiced opposition to any effort to unilateral change the status quo through force or threat with it.
We reconfirmed our opposition to any unilateral attempt to change the status quo, especially through force or obligation, or the threat to their use, the statement said.
China has increased its activities on the eastern coast of Taiwan since June, through regular patrols of the coast guard. Taiwanese officials suspect Beijing is preparing for a possible maritime blockade, using military, paramilitary and civilian means.
Beijing has rejected the G7 statement, naming it an intervention in China’s internal affairs.
He takes note of objective facts, harshly intervenes in China’s internal affairs, and deliberately slanders and tarnishes the country’s image, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has declared.
This ministry’s spokeswoman, Mao Ning, has said that the statement fails once again that G7 is an ideological group that adheres to the mentality of the Cold War and engages in block politics.
Meanwhile, Taiwan has welcomed G7’s support, stressing that peace and stability in Taiwan’s Strait and in the Indo-Peace zone are essential for global security and prosperity.
China considers Taiwan part of its territory, while Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated the call for the island’s reunification with China, pledging that this will be accomplished peacefully.
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