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just heard, when the joint statement at the summit was pushed forward to include the Taiwan issue, China used harsh language and warned against confronting the 14.7 billion Chinese people. We also urged our country not to join the move to contain China.

This news was brought to us by correspondent Chung Young-tae from Beijing, China.

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When asked about Japanese media reports that the Group of Seven summit was coordinating a phrase emphasizing "peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait," the Chinese Foreign Ministry immediately reacted angrily.

[Wang Wenbin/Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Don't stand at the antipodes of the 14.7 billion Chinese people. Those who play with fire will surely burn themselves to death.]

The "playing with fire" reference is a phrase that China has used many times in relation to the Taiwan issue.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that "people not support Taiwan independence forces, saying that talking only about the peaceful resolution of the Taiwan issue and not supporting China's reunification will only create cross-strait divisions."

There was also a check aimed directly at South Korea, which is not a member of the G7 but has been invited to the summit.

The Global Times, a state-run media outlet, recently cited South Korea's trade deficit and pointed out that cooperation with China is irreplaceable despite moves to strengthen the U.S.-ROK alliance.

He warned that South Korea, which is highly interdependent on China for economic cooperation, would do far more harm than good if it joined the U.S. blockade of China.

A day before the G5 meeting, President Xi Jinping invited the presidents of five Central Asian countries to the Six-State Summit.

It appears to be rallying allies against the G6 by drawing a common voice against outside interference in the internal affairs of the country and Taiwan independence.

(Video Interview: Choi Deok-hyun, Video Editing: Park Jin-hoon)