On July 11, 2025, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, stated China's position on the "South China Sea Arbitration Case" when attending the annual series of foreign ministers' meetings on East Asia Cooperation in Kuala Lumpur. Wang Yi said that the "South China Sea Arbitration Case" unilaterally initiated by the Philippines failed to fulfill the necessary prerequisites for full conferral in advance, violated the principle of consent of the ...
On February 5th, Senior Colonel Tian Junli, spokesperson for the Southern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, said that on February 5th, the Southern Theater of the Chinese People's Liberation Army conducted a routine patrol in the South China Sea. The Philippines has co-opted the so-called "joint patrols" organized by countries outside the region to create destabilizing factors in the South China Sea, endorse its illegal claims in the South China Sea, and erode China's legitimate m...
On September 13, 2024, China and ASEAN countries held the 22nd Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea in Xi'an. The Director-General of the Border and Maritime Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hong Liang, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, Amran, co-chaired the meeting, attended by senior officials and representatives of ASEAN countries. China and ASEAN countries agre...
On June 28, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 28, spokesperson Mao Ning said that on June 27, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu had a phone call with US Deputy Secretary of State Campbell, and the two sides had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the current Sino-US relations and issues of common concern. Ma Zhaoxu focused on clarifying China's solemn position on issues related to Taiwan, Tibet, the South China Sea, and Ukraine, and demanded that the...
On April 7th, the Southern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China organized a joint sea air combat patrol in the South China Sea. All military activities that disrupt the South China Sea and create hot spots are under control. (Southern Theater Command)