China rejects G-7 criticism of rights abuses

China’s Embassy within the UK reacted sharply Monday to the Group of Seven’s post-summit assertion that known as out China’s nonmarket insurance policies and human rights abuses.
The embassy challenged the leaders of the world’s largest industrial nations for “distorted” remarks that “slandered China and arbitrarily interfered in China’s internal affairs.”
“This serious violation of the basic norms of international relations exposed the sinister intentions of a few countries, such as the United States,” an unnamed embassy spokesperson mentioned within the assertion. “We are strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to this”.
The G-7 leaders agreed to name on Beijing to respect human rights in Xinjiang, the distant western area the place Chinese authorities are accused of committing critical rights abuses in opposition to the Uyghur minority, and within the semi-autonomous metropolis of Hong Kong.
The assertion got here after a push by U.S. President Joe Biden, who needed to steer fellow democratic leaders to current a extra unified entrance in its relations with Beijing.