China has lashed out at accusations it is endangering maritime safety made by top diplomats from the Group of 7 industrialized democracies.

By Daphne Psaledakis LA MALBAIE, Canada (Reuters) -G7 foreign ministers took a tough stance on China on Friday, stepping up language on Taiwan and omitting some conciliatory references from past statements,

The statement dropped past reassurances, recently stated in November, that there is “no change in the basic position of the G-7 members on Taiwan, including stated one-China policies”, as well as that the G-7 is “not decoupling or turning inwards” and recognising the importance of China in global trade.

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have condemned China's aggressive maritime actions in the Indo-Pacific region."We condemn China's illicit, provocative, coercive and dangerous actions that seek unilaterally to alter the status quo in such a way as to risk undermining the stability of regions,