The G7 statement once again hyped up issues related to China, slandering the country with unfounded allegations that lack factual basis, legal grounds and any sense of morality, which is a cliche filled with arrogance, prejudice and lies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday.
Lin made the remarks at a regular press briefing commenting on the G7 Leaders' Communique issued on Friday, which includes allegations on the situation in the Taiwan Straits and issues related to the East China Sea, the South China Sea, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Xizang, as well as so-called Chinese overcapacity.
"The G7 has long strayed from its original purpose of coordinating for stability in the global economic environment and has increasingly become a political tool to perpetuate U.S. and Western supremacy," said Lin, adding that the group has lost its ability to represent the world and credibility among the international community.
He said that although the group has claimed to safeguard world peace, it keeps drawing lines along differences in ideology and values, forming exclusive groupings and inciting bloc confrontation, fanning up flames and shirking responsibilities in regional conflicts, sending military vessels and aircraft into the Asia-Pacific to create tensions and arming Taiwan to threaten peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.
In response to the G7's "Chinese overcapacity" allegation, Lin said it is unsupported by facts or the laws of economics. It is an excuse for protectionism and undermines the global effort for green and low-carbon transition and cooperation on climate response.
"The G7 is the one truly responsible for economic coercion, as it continues to politicize and weaponize trade, which is a reversal of our globalized world where countries' interests are already deeply integrated. Such behavior will eventually backfire on the G7 itself," said the spokesperson.
(Cover: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian addresses a regular press briefing in Beijing, China, June 17, 2024. /Chinese Foreign Ministry)