G7's statement reflects its bias on China's maritime disputes

At their recent summit, the G7 members issued a statement strongly opposing "any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo, such as large-scale land reclamation" in the South China Sea and East China Sea. Comments:

China agrees with the G7 that freedom of navigation should be protected in the South China Sea. Besides, who is doing "large-scale land reclamation" there? It is Vietnam and the Philippines that have done and continue doing these things on islands they have stolen from China.

Shen Dingli, a professor on international studies at Fudan University, June 10