Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (second from right) with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (left), Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (second from left), US Secretary of State John Kerry (third from left) and Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion (right) during their third session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Miyajima on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (second from right) with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (left), Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (second from left), US Secretary of State John Kerry (third from left) and Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion (right) during their third session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Miyajima on Sunday. Photo: AFP
South China Sea
China /  Diplomacy

South China Sea warning looms over G7 summit

Meeting begins with call to end nuclear weapons, but Beijing says Japanese plan to raise maritime concerns threatens to overshadow proceedings

Liu ZhenReutersAssociated Press
Liu Zhen Reuters and Associated Press

Updated: 4:39pm, 27 May, 2016

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Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (second from right) with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (left), Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (second from left), US Secretary of State John Kerry (third from left) and Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion (right) during their third session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Miyajima on Sunday. Photo: AFP
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (second from right) with French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault (left), Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni (second from left), US Secretary of State John Kerry (third from left) and Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion (right) during their third session of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Miyajima on Sunday. Photo: AFP
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