G7's veiled criticism deviates from truth

The statement issued by leaders of the G7 industrialized countries at the end of their two-day summit on Monday contains a thinly veiled criticism of China over the East and South China seas. Western interference of such magnitude cannot possibly help resolve the issues peacefully, but only further complicate them.

The leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United States, said they were concerned about tensions in the East and South China seas and called for countries to abide by international law.

"We strongly oppose the use of intimidation, coercion or force, as well as any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo, such as large-scale land reclamation," said the communiqu��.