Showing posts with label diplomacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diplomacy. Show all posts

Thursday, September 13, 2012

China’s claim: ‘indisputable’

Water dispute: China’s claim over sea ‘indisputable’ 

 
The Philippines renamed the South China Sea to the West Philippine Sea.

China responded:

“The action of the Philippine side will not change the fact that China enjoys indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea including Nansha Islands and Huangyan Island, and their adjacent waters.” --- Hong Lei, spokesman of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs




Thursday, September 6, 2012

China: Stop Questioning Its Sovereignty Over South China Sea



“China has sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea and their adjacent waters. There is plentiful historical and jurisprudential evidence for that.”  --- Foreign Minister Yang Jeichi 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012