China denounces G7 statement, urges group to stop slandering country

The G7 leaders has taken China to task over human rights violation allegations.

June 14, 2021 12:03 pm | Updated November 18, 2021 03:06 pm IST - BEIJING

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China denounced on Monday a joint statement by the Group of Seven leaders that had scolded Beijing over a range of issues as a gross interference in the country’s internal affairs, and urged the grouping to stop slandering China.

The G7 leaders on Sunday took China to task over human rights in the heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, called for Hong Kong to keep a high degree of autonomy and underscored the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

China’s embassy in London said it was strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed to mentions of Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan that distorted the facts and exposed the “sinister intentions of a few countries such as the United States”.

With the COVID-19 pandemic still ranging and global economy sluggish, the international community needs unity and cooperation of all countries rather than “cliquey” power politics sowing division, it added.

 

China is a peace-loving country that advocates cooperation,but also has its bottom lines, the embassy said.

“China’s internal affairs must not be interfered in, China’s reputation must not be slandered, and China's interests must not be violated,” it added.

“We will resolutely defend our national sovereignty,security, and development interests, and resolutely fight back against all kinds of injustices and infringements imposed on China,” it said.

The G7 should do more that is conducive to promoting international cooperation instead of artificially creating confrontation and friction, the embassy said.

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