The leaders of the G7 countries issued a joint statement expressing concern about the situation in the East China Sea. At the same time, China faces serious challenges in both the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, and it is surprising that South Korea has become a helper for China in this regard. China's eight ministries** held talks with South Korea and made arrangements for the situation in the Yellow Sea next year. On the 6th local time, an online meeting of the leaders of the G7 countries was held, and this group of self-proclaimed world leaders spent most of their time discussing China issues after making remarks on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and other issues. Although the meeting was new, the topics discussed were old issues The Taiwan Strait, the South China Sea, and the East China Sea, as well as issues related to China's internal affairs, such as Hong Kong, Xinjiang, and southern Tibet, were repeatedly discussed.
Generally speaking, the demand of the G7 countries is to demand that China abide by the so-called "rules-based international order" formulated by the West, and resolve the above series of issues in accordance with the wishes of the seven countries. Whether it is a unilateral action against China or a collective decoupling, China should not have any objections, otherwise it will be considered as threatening them. Frankly speaking, the recent situation in China is not optimistic, and Biden has laid two traps around China.
In the South China Sea, the Philippines is on the front line, while the United States, Japan, and Australia are cooperating or providing military support in the rear, while France and Germany are also cheering on the sidelines. On the Taiwan issue, the G7 countries have long made it clear that they prohibit Chinese mainland from using force to recover Taiwan. The Philippines has announced that it will open its closest military base to Taiwan to the United States, while Japan has reached an agreement with the United States to introduce American-made Tomahawk cruise missiles in fiscal 2025. These actions demonstrate that the G7 has prioritized and acted on the Taiwan Strait and the Japan region. The East China Sea is located between China, Japan's island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands, and is connected to the Yellow Sea. In an effort to contain China and win more allies, the United States supports South Korea's maritime dispute with China in the Yellow Sea. However, when tensions arose in the East China Sea, a turning point emerged.
While the G7 is blaming China, Yang Renhuo, deputy director of China's border and maritime department, and Kang Young-shin, a review officer of the Northeast Asia Bureau of South Korea, co-chaired consultations on China-South Korea maritime issues in Shanghai. The meeting was highly valued and China sent representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, and the China Coast Guard. On the Korean side, representatives from the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, and the Maritime Police Agency attended. The meeting reached a consensus, the two sides decided to build the Yellow Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation, and agreed to hold the third meeting of the China-ROK Dialogue and Cooperation Mechanism on Maritime Affairs in the first half of next year. The situation in the Yellow Sea region has been confirmed by China and South Korea, and a total of 12 ministries have been consulted.
China can breathe a sigh of relief and be fully prepared for the real challenges that may arise in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea next.