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FM says arbitration may worsen maritime situation

[2016-07-12 19:37]

The so-called arbitral ruling has placed the South China Sea "in the dangerous situation of intensifying tension and confrontation", Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned on Tuesday.

Maritime infringements will not be tolerated, statement says

[2016-07-12 19:32]

The government firmly opposes activities infringing upon China's rights and interests in relevant maritime areas, a statement issued on Tuesday said.

Ministry rejects third-party imposition on South China Sea

[2016-07-12 18:49]

China does not accept any third party trying to impose a settlement or any solution forced on China, the Foreign Ministry said.

Full text of Chinese gov't statement on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime

[2016-07-12 18:05]

Following is the full text of a statement of the Chinese government on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea issued on Tuesday.

Full text of statement of China's Foreign Ministry on award of South China Sea arbitration

[2016-07-12 17:57]

Following is the full text of the Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China on the Award of 12 July 2016 of the Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration Established at the Request of the Republic of the Philippines issued on Tuesday.

US has no say in the South China Sea issue: Media

[2016-07-12 17:47]

The ruling on the case has triggered a floodgate of commentaries from media around the world. Certain media, such as TIME Magazine and South China Morning Post stood out from some other media whose reports full of prejudice and distortion by condemning Washington’s rhetorical involvement in the South China Sea issue.

NGO leader urges peaceful talks to resolve South China Sea dispute

[2016-07-12 17:36]

In an interview with China Daily prior to the Tribunal on the South China Sea issuing its final decision today, Peter van Tuijl, executive director of The Hague-based Secretariat of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) Foundation, urged both sides to resort to peaceful talks to solve the dispute, as the verdict of the tribunal, as China says, is invalid.

Law-abusing tribunal issues ill-founded award on South China Sea arbitration

[2016-07-12 17:17]

The Hague tribunal handling case unilaterally initiated by Philippines issues its award, a ruling that global experts called null and void.

Lies of Philippines' Aquino administration on South China Sea

[2016-07-12 14:50]

The administration of former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has lied in its unilaterally-initiated arbitration case against China over the South China Sea since 2013.

Why will China never respect US over South China Sea?

[2016-07-12 14:44]

The United States, one of the most vocal countries urging China to hew to arbitration in the South China Sea, is still an outlier to the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNClOS) to which more than 160 countries, including China are party.

'No reason' to delve into ruling at summit

[2016-07-12 08:00]

The South China Sea issue should not be dragged into a major summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday in Beijing.

'Sovereignty declaration' taking shape

[2016-07-12 08:00]

China is building a museum in its southernmost Hainan province to display the culture of the South China Sea amid rising maritime tension caused by an imminent ruling in an arbitration case.