The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines responded to a reporter's question on the US ambassador to the Philippines and other maritime-related erroneous remarks

On July 12, a spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said: China's position on the South China Sea arbitration case is consistent, clear and firm. The South China Sea arbitration case is essentially a political farce under the guise of law. The US ambassador to the Philippines and a few other countries' envoys in the Philippines ignore facts and confuse black and white. Every year on the anniversary of the illegal ruling, they hype up and create false narratives in an attempt to force China to accept the illegal ruling. This kind of behavior is doomed to be futile, and China firmly opposes it. China is accelerating consultations with ASEAN countries to reach a "code of conduct in the South China Sea" as soon as possible and build a new narrative of peace, cooperation and friendship in the South China Sea. All attempts to stir up trouble and stir up right and wrong will go bankrupt.