Award of South China Sea arbitration result of US manipulation

The award of the South China Sea arbitration is nothing but a result of the "political manipulation" by Washington, a US expert told Xinhua in a recent interview.

Philippine to send former president to China for talks on South China Sea

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday said he was asking former President Fidel Ramos to help start talks with China over disputes in the South China Sea.

South China Sea doesn't need unnecessary tension: HK's former top official

The Public International Law Colloquium on Maritime Disputes Settlement has kicked off in Hong Kong on Friday.

NPC issues comments on arbitration award

Editor's note: Following is the full text of a statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress, issued on Thursday, on the award of the Arbitral Tribunal on the South China Sea issue.

UN International Court had no role in Philippines case

The International Court of Justice rushed to dispel the myth that it was involved in the South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines, just as the United Nations made a similar online clarification.

Taiwan rejects ruling on islands

Taiwan's major political parties have voiced their strong opposition to the ruling in the South China Sea arbitration and called for safeguarding China's sovereignty.

Tokyo faults Beijing, yet makes a flimsy claim to expand EEZ

While pressing China to obey the "ruling" over the South China Sea issued by the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague on Tuesday, Japan presses on with a questionable "island" claim.

Vietnam agrees talks are key to disputes

Hanoi respects Beijing's stance on the South China Sea arbitration case, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc says in Ulaanbaatar.

Full text of statement by NPC Foreign Affairs Committee on award of South China Sea arbitration initiated by Philippines

Full text of a statement by the Foreign Affairs Committee of National People's Congress on the award of the arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Philippines.

Two Nansha islands greet their first civil flights

New runways cut travel time for 1,000-plus km trip to southernmost China from 30 to 2 hours ZHANG YUNBI Two civil airliners touched down for the first time on runways on Meiji Reef and Zhubi Reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, showing the feasibility of the two new Nansha Islands as flight destinations in China's southernmost territories.

Why is China's position of non-acceptance and non-participation in the arbitration reasonable?

Full Text: China Adheres to the Position of Settling Through Negotiation the Relevant Disputes Between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea

The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Wednesday published a white paper titled "China Adheres to the Position of Settling Through Negotiation the Relevant Disputes Between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea".