China lashes out at G-7, Von der Leyen for criticism of policies

China attacked the G-7 nations for what it called interference in its internal affairs. - Photo: EPA-EFE

BEIJING: China has attacked the Group of Seven nations for what it called interference in its internal affairs and chastised a top European official for criticising Beijing’s rare earth and economic policies. 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun formally protested a statement issued by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after the G-7 meeting in Alberta that called on China to "refrain from market distortions and harmful overcapacity.”