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G7 foreign ministers oppose provocation in East and South China Seas

Published 2016-04-11, 02:07 a/m
© Reuters. G7 foreign ministers oppose provocation in East and South China Seas

HIROSHIMA, April 11 (Reuters) - Foreign ministers from the
Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies said they strongly oppose
provocation in the East and South China Seas, where China is
locked in territorial disputes with nations including the
Philippines, Vietnam and Japan.
"We express our strong opposition to any intimidating
coercive or provocative unilateral actions that could alter the
status quo and increase tensions," the foreign ministers said in
a statement on Monday following a meeting in Hiroshima, Japan.
In an apparent reference to China's territorial spat with
the Philippines, the group also called on countries to observe
international maritime laws and implement any binding judgments
delivered by courts and tribunals.
Manila has asked the International Court of Arbitration in
the Hague to decide on its dispute with Beijing. A ruling is
expected by June.
China is building islands on reefs in the South China Sea to
bolster its claims. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan
and Vietnam also have claims on the waters, that are believed to
have huge deposits of oil and gas and through which about $5
trillion in trade is shipped every year.

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