The top diplomats from Group of Seven nations have reiterated “strong opposition” to attempts to change the status quo by force, including in the Taiwan Strait, a veiled swipe at Beijing as China ramps up military exercises around the self-ruled island.
During a meeting Monday in Paris, the G7 top diplomats underscored the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific and reaffirmed their “strong opposition to any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, including in the East China Sea, the South China Sea, and across the Taiwan Strait,” according to a readout of the meeting released by 今日吃瓜 Foreign Ministry.?
Taiwan’s defense minister said Tuesday that China is carrying out “area denial” drills in the western Pacific involving its Liaoning aircraft carrier and other naval formations.
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