G 7 says China s military drills around Taiwan are destabilising

WASHINGTON – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) nations called China’s recent military drills around Taiwan provocative and destabilising while urging dialogue for “peaceful resolution of issues”.

“These increasingly frequent and destabilising activities are raising cross-Strait tensions and put at risk global security and prosperity,” the top diplomats said in a joint statement on April 6.

“G-7 members continue to encourage the peaceful resolution of issues through constructive cross-Strait dialogue.”

Last week, the Chinese military concluded two days of war games around Taiwan in which it held long-range, live-fire drills in the East China Sea, marking an escalation of exercises around the island. REUTERS

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