Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said that if that club of rich nations cares about economic security, it should demand that the United States stop bullying others, disrupting the supply chain, and creating exclusive blocs.

He called on the G7 to find out who was behind the Nord Stream pipeline explosions and bring them to justice for destroying a piece of energy infrastructure.

He also denounced Washington’s protectionist practices and the imposition of a scientific and technological blockade against China under the pretext of fair competition.

Wang’s statement came when commenting on the possible condemnation of the G7 against what it considered economic coercion by Beijing.

Such a stance would be included in the final declaration of the bloc’s summit in Hiroshima, Japan, to be held later this week.

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