China pushes back against harsh rhetoric from G7 nations. 

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it lodged a strong protest to G7 summit host Japan and other relevant parties after the group pointed fingers at China on a number of topics. The ministry said the G7 smeared and attacked China brazenly interfering in the country’s internal affairs.

Joining the discussion: 

• Anton Fedyashin is a history professor at American University. 
• Yves Engler is an author and political activist. 
• Anthony Moretti is an international affairs commentator and Associate Professor at Robert Morris University. 
• Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute and Founder of Asia Narratives.  

China has urged the G7 to 'refrain from engaging in coercive diplomacy and closed and exclusive cliques'.

A spokesman for the Chinese government also stated that: 'China has never engaged in coercion or bullying.'

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