G7 foreign ministers say China’s actions east of Taiwan threaten stability

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 following ?a meeting in Paris. China, which views Taiwan as ?its own territory, has stepped up activity off the island’s east coast since June with regular coast guard patrols. Officials in Taiwan, which rejects Beijing’s ?sovereignty claims, say they believe China is practising for a potential maritime blockade using overlapping military, paramilitary and ?civilian assets. While the US, Britain, France and Germany ?have ?all previously expressed their concern about China’s actions…