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"We are deeply concerned by tensions in the East and South China Sea. We oppose any unilateral attempt by any party to assert its territorial or maritime claims through the use of intimidation, coercion or force."

The leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States said in a communique issued at the end of the first day of talks in Brussels. Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations fell short of endorsing Japan's anti-China rhetoric.