By Xinhua Writers Wang Xiaopeng and Liu Fei
BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhua) -- A statement on the South China Sea issued after the Hiroshima G7 foreign ministers' meeting on Monday appears to be yet another move by outsiders to fuel militarization of the region.
"We express our strong opposition to any intimidating, coercive or provocative unilateral actions that could alter the status quo and increase tensions," the statement said, without mentioning any nation involved or specifying precisely which tensions are matters of concern.
Curiously, neither Japan nor any other G7 member is a party to the disputes.
The statement is a blatant attempt at interference in a situation which is none of their direct concern, exposing the G7 bloc's transition from observer of the situation to meddlesome mischief-maker.
It is hard to ignore increased activity by certain nations with only the most tenuous right to be considered "local." Many of these activities can hardly be considered acts of outright pacifism.
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