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Editorial丨G7 statement shows its ideological bias

CHINADAILY · 公众号 · 时评 · 2025-03-17 11:29

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In their meeting in Charlevoix, Canada, on Friday, the G7 foreign ministers released a joint statement, in which they again bad-mouthed China on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, South China Sea issue, and the Taiwan question, as well as nuclear weapons.

They falsely labeled China as an "enabler" of Russia's military operations in Ukraine and the reconstruction of Russia's armed forces, willfully distorting the truth of the matter. China has never got involved in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, except as a promoter of peace talks. It has never provided weapons or any military-related products to either side. It is G7 countries that have been adding fuel to the flames of hostilities by providing a steady stream of ever more sophisticated weapons and other assistance to Ukraine and imposing ever tougher sanctions on Russia.

▲ A man walks near the meeting room at the Manoir Richelieu before the G7 Foreign Ministers summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada March 12, 2025. Photo/Agencies

As parties deeply involved in the conflict, they are not in a position to point an accusing finger at China on this issue.

China has done what it can to bring the two parties to the negotiating table and has constantly maintained that the conflict should be settled once and for all through talks.

On the issue of the South China Sea, the G7 foreign ministers accused China of using "force and coercion" to change the status quo, and said that they were concerned about China's "dangerous maneuvers" and "use of water cannons" against Philippine and Vietnamese vessels. Again they have distorted the facts. China has never done anything to change the status quo by force or coercion. It is some regional parties that have been trying to change the status quo with the overt support of some of the G7 countries. Due to the continual provocations China has been left with no alternative but to firmly respond. At the same time, China has continually called on relevant parties to settle the territorial disputes through talks and to shelve their differences for joint development of the waters.

What is totally unacceptable is that the G7 foreign ministers talked about the Taiwan question in the joint statement by emphasizing the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. Despite it being China's internal affair, they reiterated their opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion while turning a blind eye to the increasingly provocative moves of the secessionists on the island.

Editorial丨G7 statement shows its ideological bias

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