China showed its disagreement over the statement by foreign ministers of Group of Seven (G7) after a meeting in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, calling for restraint in disputed waters in the South China Sea.

"We urge the Group of Seven member countries to respect their obligation of not taking any sides on matters involving territorial conflict. China's stand on the East and South China Seas are consistent and clear and it is totally within China's sovereignty to construct structures on some of its islands and reefs. There is no problem with freedom of navigation and overflight in the East and South China Seas,"  foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a statement.

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Lu added that China is always committed to resolving relevant disputes with countries involved and believe in consultations in line with international law on the basis of respecting historical facts to maintain peace while decisively protecting its territorial sovereignty.

China further said that G7 needs to work on global cooperation and economic governance instead of plugging disputes and infuriating problems.

The South China Sea issue is an unsolicited effort to contain China, which is not only unfounded and obstructive for finding a solution to the disputes, but also detrimental to regional security and stability.

China is locked horn in increasingly tense conflict with the G-7's only Asian member, Japan, over islands in the East China Sea, and with other South-east Asian nations such as Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Brunei and Vietnam over the South China Sea issue.

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