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Chinese defense minister rejects South China Sea arbitration award

[2016-07-13 14:09]

Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan said Wednesday China will not accept any proposition or action based on the decision made Tuesday by the South China Sea arbitral tribunal.

Serbia supports peaceful resolution of South China Sea dispute

[2016-07-13 14:08]

Serbian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the country supports parties directly involved in the South China Sea dispute to have dialogue.

British experts urge arbitral tribunal to review position to avoid being joke in legal history

[2016-07-13 14:08]

Two British experts said lately that the arbitral tribunal in The Hague should not have agreed to hear the South China Sea case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines against China.

Czech expert warns US and the Philippines not to play fire in South China Sea

[2016-07-13 13:49]

At present there is no greater concentration of conventional forces in the world than the US Naval presence in the Western Pacific, and there isn't any balance to that power, said political science professor Oskar Krejčíthe, director of the Institute of Global Studies of the Jan Amos Komensky University Prague and former adviser to the Prime Minister of the Czechoslovak government, to Prvnizpravy.cz (PZ).

Arbitration body 'has nothing to do' with us, says UN

[2016-07-13 13:46]

The United Nations said on Wednesday it has nothing to do with the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

Overseas Chinese urged to support sovereignty for South China Sea

[2016-07-13 11:19]

All the Chinese in the world should unite to defend China's sovereignty over the South China Sea in response to the ruling by a tribunal at The Hague, members of three Chinese groups said at a press conference on Tuesday in San Francisco.

China envoy blasts Hague ruling

[2016-07-13 10:49]

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said his country will not yield to any pressure or make deals for its core interests.

China envoy blasts Hague ruling

[2016-07-13 10:49]

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said his country will not yield to any pressure or make deals for its core interests.

Manila wants to 'entrench illegal occupation of islands and reefs': Whitepaper

[2016-07-13 10:23]

The Philippines has repeatedly taken moves that have complicated the maritime disputes in an attempt to "entrench its illegal occupation of some islands and reefs" of the South China Sea, said a whitepaper issued by China.

Flight-tests check routes to Nansha airfields

[2016-07-13 07:49]

China said on Tuesday it has successfully flight-tested routes to two new airfields on the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.

US pulled the strings behind the Philippines, observers say

[2016-07-13 07:44]

The United States was behind the Philippines, trying to stir up matters in the South China Sea in order to block China and thus improve its regional military and diplomatic presence, experts said.

Ruling 'null and void', with no binding force

[2016-07-13 03:19]

China is committed to resolving disputes through negotiations, but its national sovereignty will not be influenced under any circumstances, says President Xi Jinping.