G7 ‘Peace in the Taiwan Strait’ Yoon Seok-yeol ‘Arrogance on the Taiwan issue’ China ‘blockade arrogance prejudice’
While the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting stated “peace and security in the Taiwan Strait” in the joint statement, President Yoon Seok-yeol said that it was a “unilateral military attempt on the Taiwan issue,” and China criticized the G7 talks as “blockade arrogance bias.”
The G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting issued a joint statement on the 18th, saying, "The G7 member countries' basic position on Taiwan, including the one-China principle, has not changed." It reaffirms the importance of peace and stability.”
"It is full of arrogance, prejudice and evil intentions to oppose and contain China," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular briefing on the 19th.
In an interview with Reuters on the 18th, President Yoon Seok-yeol said of the 'Tension in the Taiwan Strait', "In the end, this tension was caused by an attempt to change the status quo by force, and we, along with the international community, absolutely oppose such change." The problem is not simply a matter between China and Taiwan, it is a global problem, just like the North Korean problem."
The joint statement of the G7 Foreign Ministers stated in the 'One China Principle' that "Taiwan is an observer (observer) or invited country to the World Health Assembly (WHA) and World Health Organization (WHO) technical meetings in a situation where state status is not a prerequisite. I support meaningful participation with my status,” he said, demanding the opening of participation in the international community other than the state.
In an interview with Reuters, President Yoon said, “The Taiwan issue is not simply a matter between China and Taiwan, but a global issue, just like the North Korean issue,” and revealed it as an international conflict.
A joint statement by the G7 foreign ministers said, "North Korea's actions, such as the threat to use nuclear weapons, which are increasingly intensifying and causing unrest, harm regional stability and pose a serious threat to international peace and security." We urge North Korea to refrain from any provocative actions that cause unrest in the future, such as nuclear tests or launch tests using ballistic missile technology.”
According to a Reuters interview article, “At the summit, President Yoon sought ‘tangible results’ for allied efforts to step up military testing and improve the response to the evolving threat from North Korea, which launched its first solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile last week. "Seoul will strengthen surveillance, reconnaissance and information analysis capabilities and develop 'ultra-high-performance, high-power weapons' to counter the North Korean threat," President Yoon said.
President Yoon told Reuters, "If a situation unacceptable to the international community occurs, such as a large-scale attack on civilians, a massacre, or a serious violation of the law of war, it may be difficult to claim only humanitarian aid or financial aid." We believe that there will be no limit to the scope of our assistance to defend and restore countries that have been invaded by Russia.”
“Russia’s irresponsible nuclear statements and its threat to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus are unacceptable,” said the G7 foreign ministers’ joint statement.
“For Germany, China is a partner and a systematic competitor, but now the side of the systematic rival is growing,” said German Foreign Minister Annalena Verbock in Beijing, China on the 19th. We have a responsibility to work for peace,” he said.
A high-ranking official in the presidential office told reporters on the 20th that it was "talking about a family situation" and that it was a "common sense and principled answer."
He said, “If a humanitarian problem, such as the killing of a civilian, is serious enough to be considered serious by the international community based on humanitarian standards, would you be able to watch it quietly in a domestic situation? The Russian authorities are commenting on something that hasn't happened, but I think you can think of it backwards as how we behave in the future depends on what Russia does in the future."