China summons Japanese envoy over actions at G7

China is “strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes” Japan's actions at the G-7 summit, said Beijing's Vice-Foreign Minister Sun Weidong. - Japan Pool

BEIJING (Reuters): China Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong has summoned the Japanese ambassador to register protests over "hype around China-related issues" at the Group of Seven (G7) summit over the weekend, a ministry statement late on Sunday (May 21) said.

The heads of the world's leading democracies meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima expressed serious concerns about rising tensions in East and South China Seas as well as voicing concerns about the human rights situations in China, including in Tibet and Xinjiang.