China Experiences a Sense of "Insulted and Assaulted" from G7 Nations
At the wrap-up of the G7 summit in Italy, the G7 nations urged China to cease providing weapons parts to Russia, implying potential sanctions. Additionally, they castigated China's behaviors in the South China Sea. The People's Republic responded with anger.
China fiercely reprimanded the G7 summit's closing statement. The involved nations had "slandered and berated" China in the declaration, stated Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian in Beijing. The declaration repeated "outdated phrases" that lack factual, legal, or moral basis, and are filled with arrogance, prejudice, and falsehoods, Jian added.
The collection of seven significant industrialized nations (G7) lambasted China's actions at the conclusion of their Italian meeting on Friday. In their final statement, the G7 nations requested a cease in the supply of "dual-use items, including weapons components and equipment" to Russia. The statement, published by the Italian G7 presidency, mentioned how China's continued backing of Russia's military industry helps Moscow to continue its unlawful war in Ukraine.
The G7 requested China to desist in supplying "dual-use items, including weapons components and equipment", to Russia. They also implied further sanctions on actors from China and other nations "who directly support Russia's war machine." The G7 voiced grave concerns about China's actions in the South China Sea, including the Taiwan Strait, which Beijing considers a separate province.
The G7, comprising Germany, Italy, the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, and Japan, also censured China's "damaging excess production capacities" in global trade. They criticized Beijing's "industrial policy and comprehensive, non-market-conforming measures and practices." This results in "market distortions and harmful excess production capacities in an expanding quantity of sectors."
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In response to the G7's criticism, Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, released a statement in Beijing, expressing China's disappointment with the G7's accusations towards its actions in the South China Sea and its alleged support for Russia's military industry. The G7's decision to urge China to stop supplying dual-use items to Russia was met with resistance from China, with Xi Jinping expressing that China will not be swayed by external pressure.
