G7 Expresses Concern Over Increased Chinese Drills Around Taiwan

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G7 foreign ministers have issued a joint statement of concern over China's recent military drills surrounding Taiwan, calling for the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues.

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00:00Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations have expressed deep concern about China's

00:05recent military drills around Taiwan.

00:08In a joint statement, they called for the peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues

00:12through constructive dialogue.

00:14The statement, released on Sunday, says China's increasingly frequent and destabilizing activities

00:20are putting global security at risk.

00:23Last week, China's military launched live-fire and simulated blockade drills near Taiwan,

00:28involving more than 100 aircraft and a dozen naval ships.

00:32The last time G7 foreign ministers issued such a statement was in August of 2022, when

00:37China launched live-fire drills around Taiwan after then-U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

00:42visited the country.

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