G7 countries have no business interfering in the affairs of other countries, China has said, after a meeting of foreign ministers from the group accused Beijing of employing 'coercive economic policies.'

"The time when G7 monopolized international affairs and bullied other countries at will has long gone," China's embassy in the UK, which hosted the G7 meeting, said in a statement.

"We urge the relevant countries to observe international law ... and stop discrediting China, interfering in China's internal affairs and provoking troubles in the relations between China and other countries."

Yesterday, UK foreign minister Liz Truss published a statement summarizing the meeting. The statement said ministers had "expressed our concern about coercive economic policies," without specifying details. Tensions in the South China Sea and around the island of Taiwan were also discussed, the statement said.

China maintains that those questions are not the affair of the G7, which includes the UK, U.S., Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Canada.

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"Any interference in the situation of the East and South China Seas by any external force under any pretext would bring unnecessary disruptions to the peace and tranquility in the region," the Chinese embassy warned, noting that its government would use consultation and negotiation to handle territorial disputes.

The UK recently provoked criticism from Beijing when it sent its new aircraft carrier along with a flotilla of naval vessels to the region.  Individuals and organizations in the U.S., UK and European Union remain under retaliatory sanctions after their governments took action against Chinese entities accused of human rights violations in Xinjiang.