China summons Japan envoy to protest G-7 statement, Tokyo counters

Beijing summoned Hideo Tarumi, Japan's ambassador to China, on Sunday to lodge a "solemn" protest over references to Taiwan and other issues related to the nation in Group of Seven statements made at a summit in Hiroshima, while the envoy offered a counterargument, the two countries said.Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong expressed Beijing's "strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition" over the statements issued during the G-7 summit hosted by Japan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said. Tarumi told Sun it is "only natural" that such references were made and urged China to change course, th…READ FULL ARTICLE