In May 1999, the No 57 tank landing ship of the Philippine Navy was grounded on China's Ren'ai Reef, which is 9.3 miles long and 3.5 miles wide, under the guise of "mechanical dysfunction". In response to China's protest, the Philippines promised it would soon tow the ship away and vowed it did not intend to build any facility on the reef.
The Chinese people have been expressing their support for their government's stance in the South China Sea issue and voicing anger at the ruling in the arbitration case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines.
China is committed to resolving disputes through direct negotiations, but its national sovereignty and maritime interests will not be influenced under any circumstances by the South China Sea ruling by the Arbitral Tribunal of The Hague, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.
Following is the text of the Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China on China' s Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime Rights and Interests in the South China Sea issued on Tuesday.
The US Navy, the strongest in the world, will go wherever it wishes. There are hostile forces in the United States, and they worked together with the Philippines to make the arbitration case. The United States is not part of the UNCLOS, but China has been a part of it. The Philippine leadership made a mistake and misjudgment.
Following is the full text of the Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China regarding the Award of the Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration Established at the Request of the Republic of the Philippines issued on Tuesday
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.
China said on Tuesday it has successfully flight-tested routes to two new airfields on the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea.
The arbitration tribunal in the South China Sea dispute has explained the case in an irresponsible way and set a bad precedent, according to law professionals and scholars on international law from around the world.
China has strongly condemned the attack in South Sudan's capital on Sunday that killed two Chinese peacekeepers and wounded five others, and it called on rival factions in the country to cease fire immediately.
A busy work schedule and a desire to concentrate her career led Feng Yue (not her real name) to delay starting a family until she was almost 40. However, repeated attempts to conceive naturally were unsuccessful, so the business executive from Beijing and her husband opted for in vitro fertilization to realize their ambition of becoming parents.
British Home Secretary Theresa May will become Britain's next prime minister on Wednesday after rival Andrea Leadsom dropped out of the race, saying she had not gained enough support and the country needed a new leader as soon as possible.
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