China has lashed out at accusations it is endangering maritime safety made by top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies in a joint statement, saying the G7 members are “filled with arrogance,

By Daphne Psaledakis LA MALBAIE, Canada (Reuters) -G7 foreign ministers took a tough stance on China on Friday, stepping up language on Taiwan and omitting some conciliatory references from past statements,

In their meeting in Charlevoix, Canada, on Friday, the G7 foreign ministers released a joint statement, in which they again bad-mouthed China on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, South China issue, and the Taiwan question, as well as nuclear weapons.

China has responded harshly to allegations made by the G7, accusing it of endangering maritime safety. The G7 criticized China's actions in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, leading China to condemn the group's statement as arrogant and prejudiced.

Taiwan would continue to strengthen cooperation with G7 members and allies in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, defend the rules-based international order, firmly protect the universal values of democracy and freedom, and together establish “non-red supply chains” to enhance economic resilience among the democratic camp, it said.

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have condemned China's aggressive maritime actions in the Indo-Pacific region."We condemn China's illicit, provocative, coercive and dangerous actions that seek unilaterally to alter the status quo in such a way as to risk undermining the stability of regions,