Its leaders Group of Seven (G7)meeting in Hiroshima, Japancalled her today China “pressure Russia to stop attacking” Ukraine, while emphasizing at the same time that they want a “constructive and stable” relationship with Beijing.

“We are ready to build a constructive and stable relationship with China,” the heads of state and government of the seven most industrialized countries in the world said in a statement (USA, Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and UK), speaking of the “importance of an honest dialogue” with the Chinese authorities.

The statement is the fruit of negotiations between countries such as the US, which are offering a tougher stance amid rising tensions with China, and others on the European side, who insist that any climate of “confrontation” with the giant Asian nation must be avoided. .

“It is necessary to cooperate with China, given its role in the international community and the size of its economy, on global challenges, as well as on areas of mutual interest,” estimates the G7, which meets from yesterday, Friday, until tomorrow. Sunday, Hiroshima.

“We invite China to engage in dialogue with us, including in international forums, on issues such as the climate crisis and the biodiversity crisis,” adds the G7.

The Group of Seven also emphasizes that it does not pursue policies designed to harm China or hinder its economic progress.

But at the same time, the major Western powers and Japan are warning the Chinese authorities in many places.

“We call on China to put pressure on Russia to stop its military offensive and immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine.“, – emphasized the leaders of the G7.

Beijing indeed remains an ally of Moscow and has never condemned the Russian invasion. “We call on China to maintain a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace based on territorial integrity,” “including through direct dialogue with Ukraine,” they continued.

The G7 also reiterated their “opposition” to any Chinese “militarization” in the Asia-Pacific region, reassuring that there is “no legal basis” for the country’s “extensive maritime claims” in the South China Sea.

On the issue of Taiwan, they reiterated their call for a “peaceful solution” to the conflict with Beijing, which considers the island one of its provinces that it has yet to reunite with the rest of its territory after the end of the Chinese civil war. in 1949.

The position of G7 members on Taiwan has not changed, they insist.

According to APE-MPE, AFP, Reuters and DPA.