G7 Again Vents Hostility Toward China; Foreign Ministry Responds: Focus on Your Own Affairs First
Once again, the G7 appears to be seeking attention by targeting China with inflammatory rhetoric.
On the 11th, the G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement asserting that China’s activities in the eastern waters near Taiwan have threatened regional stability and freedom of navigation. The statement reiterated the group’s longstanding position opposing any unilateral attempts to alter the status quo.
The declaration offers little substantive content and requires no detailed analysis. It follows a predictable pattern: after each G7 meeting, the group routinely issues statements criticizing China over issues including the Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and trade imbalances.
What is particularly ironic about the G7 is its willingness to issue aggressive public statements directed at China while lacking the capacity to address the very issues it claims to be concerned about. Instead, it resorts to performative displays of toughness aimed at projecting strength, without meaningful follow-through.
Moreover, the G7 has no moral standing to speak about maintaining peace and stability in the region. Over the years, the member states have repeatedly undermined international order and the rule of law—precisely the principles they now claim to uphold.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry offered a clear assessment: the G7 is an ideologically driven, Cold War-era bloc that operates as a political clique and lacks legitimacy to represent the international community. Beijing urges the G7 to attend to its own domestic and global responsibilities.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1881646900609100/
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