China’s increasingly assertive actions in the waters east of Taiwan threaten regional stability and freedom of navigation, G7 Foreign Ministers said in a joint declaration published late on Wednesday (November 11, 2026) following a meeting in Paris.
China’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China recognises no claims of sovereignty by Taiwan.
The G7 statement said the Ministers stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. China’s increasingly assertive activities in the waters east of Taiwan “threaten regional stability, freedom of navigation and the safety of international shipping”, the statement said. Following the Chinese Coast Guard’s latest patrol off the east coast last month, Taiwan said China was harassing shipping and trying to exert a fictional jurisdiction. China is carrying out “area denial” drills in the Western Pacific involving one of its aircraft carriers and other naval formations, Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Tuesday (November 10), following a reported rise in Chinese activities.
