South China Sea issue ABC - The origins of the South China Sea issue
Former State councilor Dai Bingguo's proposal in a speech on Tuesday that China and the US should turn down the heat on the South China Sea issue has struck a chord with some US observers.
Tribunal in The Hague expanded jurisdiction beyond limits, lacks validity, Wang tells Kerry
The Chinese military will respond and is fully confident of protecting its sovereignty if foreign warships make trouble in the South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
All countries involved in South China Sea disputes should settle their differences peacefully, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.
"China has all along exercised enormous restraint in the interest of regional peace and stability," says former state councilor Dai Bingguo.
The new Philippine government should send a more explicit signal of its willingness for talks with China to end the meddling of outside forces.
China's reactions to the ruling in the South China Sea arbitration case will 'fully depend' on actions taken by the Philippines and other countries.
An unnamed official with the Ministry of National Defense unveiled the military's upcoming exercise in the South China Sea is "a regular one conducted by the Chinese navy in accordance with its annual plan".
China voiced stern warnings on Thursday against an arbitral tribunal that is scheduled to issue a ruling this month on a case raised unilaterally by the Philippines about the South China Sea issue.
Beijing would like to improve ties with Manila through joint efforts, President Xi Jinping tells his Philippines' counterpart Rodrigo Duterte.
Following are remarks by Hong Lei, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, on the Arbitral Tribunal's claim that it would soon issue the so-called final award of the South China Sea arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines.