China's foreign ministry on Thursday condemned the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague for not being just and objective in a South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines, saying the prospective ruling is not legally binding.
China on Tuesday expressed its "resolute opposition" to a US warship patrol in the South China Sea near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands.
China on Tuesday expressed "resolute opposition" to a US warship patrol in the South China Sea near Yongshu Jiao in the Nansha Islands.
The Philippine stock market opened the week with so much optimism, a day after the entire country trooped the polling booths to elect the country's next set of leaders.
National elections in the Philippines were held on Monday with voters showing little interest in the South China Sea issue, which observers said has been hyped up by the government and media.
The Philippines is scheduled to hold its presidential elections on Monday, with analysts believing that the race is the most complex in years whose result will bear broad geopolitical implications.
China on Friday reiterated its stance of non-acceptance and non-participation in the South China Sea arbitration case, adding that the case is a "political farce" unilaterally brought up by the Philippines to cover up its acts of illegal encroachment of Chinese territory.
China said on Thursday the door for dialogue with the Philippines on the South China Sea is always open, refuting the country's argument that bilateral dialogue has come to an end.
The Philippines has long pinned its hopes on the international community to woo sympathy for its groundless claim for some of China's islands in the South China Sea.
China's Ministry of National Defense on Monday responded to media reports that six US Air Force planes performed a flight mission in "international airspace" in the vicinity of Huangyan Island in the South China Sea on April 19.
Several Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels have been deployed to Huangyan Island for the first time since Chinese vessels and PCG ships faced off in the South China Sea rock formation for two weeks in mid-2012, reported Philippine Daily Inquirer.
China on Thursday slammed a Philippine move aimed at claiming the Huangyan Islands in the South China Sea, saying it was groundless and made no sense.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Wednesday reiterated that China has undisputed sovereignty over the Huangyan Islands and neighboring sea.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei Wednesday rejected Philippine allegations that China had laid concrete blocks on Huangyan Island, saying, “What the Philippine side said is not true.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Wednesday rejected the Philippine accusations that China has begun fortifying Huangyan Island, saying "what the Philippine side said is not true."
A source with the Malaysian military told the Global Times Thursday the US is sending a large naval force to a joint exercise near Huangyan Island in the South China Sea to be held next week.
The current situation around the Huangyan Islands has remained stable and China hopes there are no more conflicts concerning the issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday.
A China Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday responded to latest comments from the Philippine side on ongoing disputes between the two countries over the South China Sea by saying they should properly solve these issues through diplomatic channels.