BEIJING
\nChina\u2019s authorities express protest to the states of the Group of Seven (G7) over their statement on Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday.
\n\u201cChina expresses resolute protest to the chairing G7 country,\u201d he said at a briefing. \u201cOur stance on the issue of Taiwan and the external interference in the affairs of Hong Kong and also Xinjiang is unequivocal,\u201d he added.
\nAccording to the diplomat, the attempts of the G7 countries to slander China, accusing it of violating human rights, will not succeed. \u201cWe insist that the Group of Seven stop interfering in China\u2019s domestic affairs,\u201d he concluded.
\nLast week, the G7 foreign ministers expressed concern over the situation with human rights in China, particularly in the Xinjiang Uygur and Tibet Autonomous Regions. They also expressed discontent with the situation in Hong Kong. As for Taiwan, the G7 top diplomats noted \u201cthe importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait\u201d and encouraged the peaceful resolution of existing issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING China\u2019s authorities express protest to the states of the Group of Seven (G7) over their statement on Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. \u201cChina expresses resolute protest to the chairing G7 country,\u201d he said at a briefing. \u201cOur stance on the issue of Taiwan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-260798","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n