BEIJING — China mentioned Monday it had lodged complaints over a press release launched at a first-of-its-kind summit of the leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan wherein they criticized Beijing’s “aggressive behavior.”
US President Joe Biden hosted the summit—described as launching a “new chapter” of shut, three-way safety cooperation—on the Camp David presidential retreat.
The three leaders mentioned in a joint assertion on Friday they opposed the “dangerous and aggressive behavior” of China in maritime disputes within the East and South China Sea.
Beijing hit again on Monday, saying the leaders had “smeared and attacked China on Taiwan-related and maritime issues, grossly interfered in China’s internal affairs and deliberately sowed discord between China and its neighbors.”
It additionally expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition and has lodged solemn representations with relevant parties,” overseas ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin mentioned at a daily news briefing.
Camp David marks the primary time the leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea have met for a standalone summit, relatively than on the sidelines of a bigger occasion.
Biden praised the “political courage” of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in turning the web page on historic animosity.
Such a summit would have been unthinkable till not too long ago as a result of legacy of Japan’s harsh 1910-1945 occupation of the Korean peninsula.
The three leaders agreed to a multi-year plan of standard workout routines in all domains and made a proper “commitment to consult” throughout crises, with Biden saying they’d open a hotline.
The leaders additionally agreed to share real-time information on North Korea and to carry summits yearly.
On Monday, Wang slammed the grouping for example of an “attempt to revive Cold War mentality by inciting division and confrontation represented by various closed and exclusive small circles.”
‘China’s personal business’
Biden insisted that the Camp David summit was not focused at China.
But within the joint assertion the leaders mentioned they “strongly [opposed] any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the waters of the Indo-Pacific,” referring to Beijing’s militarization of small islands and reefs within the Asia-Pacific area.
The assertion additionally referenced Taiwan, calling peace and stability on the difficulty “an indispensable element of security and prosperity in the international community.”
“There is no change in our basic positions on Taiwan, and we call for a peaceful resolution of cross-strait issues,” it mentioned.
On Saturday, China’s People’s Liberation Army staged air and sea drills round Taiwan in what it mentioned was a “stern warning” after the island’s vp visited the United States.
“If relevant countries really care about peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, they should abide by the One-China principle, stop condoning and supporting separatists advocating for Taiwan independence and their activities, and take concrete actions to safeguard regional peace and stability,” Wang mentioned on Monday.
“The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair. Solving the Taiwan question is China’s own business.” — Agence France-Presse
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