Posted: 04.08.2022 14:33:00

China cancelled bilateral meeting with Japan after G7 statement on Taiwan issue

China has cancelled a meeting of its Foreign Minister with Japan’s counterpart in Phnom Penh, Cambodia because of the G7 statement on the situation around Taiwan, RIA Novosti reports

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The decision to cancel the planned meeting was announced by Hua Chunying, from the Chinese Foreign Ministry. "Japan joined the G7 countries and the EU to issue a statement, in which it groundlessly accuses China and passes off black for white," he said.

Earlier, the G7 foreign ministers expressed concern over the ‘threatening’ actions of China – in particular, its military exercises.