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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ap Correspondent

Beijing lashes out at ‘arrogant and malicious’ G7 for criticism over South China Sea and Taiwan

China lashed out at G7 countries for accusing it of endangering maritime safety, saying that they were “filled with arrogance, prejudice and malicious intentions”.

Even for China’s generally overheated diplomatic language, the statement issued on Saturday was unusually vitriolic, though it did not threaten any retaliation.

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