The G7 Foreign Ministers reaffirmed “the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific based on the rule of law”, stating their strong opposition to “any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in particular by force or coercion, including in the East China Sea and the South China Sea.”

The G7 Foreign Ministers meeting under Canada’s G7 Presidency in Niagara on November 11-12, issued a joint statement highlighting their shared position on key global security challenges, foregrounding regional security and prosperity across the Indo-Pacific while outlining connected concerns on Ukraine, the Middle East, Africa, migration, maritime security and global economic resilience.

They expressed “serious concern over the use of dangerous manoeuvres and water cannons in the South China Sea,” and n

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