G-7 Foreign Ministers Call for ‘Peaceful Resolution’ to China–Taiwan Issues

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C), accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (R), holds up his boarding card as he is greeted by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L), as he boards a train at Tokyo Station to travel to Karuizawa for a G-7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, in Japan on April 16, 2023. Andrew Harnik/Pool/AP Photo

The Group of Seven (G-7) foreign ministers on April 16 called for a “peaceful resolution of cross-Strait issues” between China and Taiwan as they gathered in Japan to discuss the situation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Japan hosted a three-day G-7 ministerial meeting on April 16 that involved foreign ministers from the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, and the European Union.