US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a so-called South China Sea statement on July 13, in which he declared that China's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful.[More]
Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai said the strengthened U.S. military presence in the South China Sea has undermined the situation in the region.[More]
China said on Wednesday it was not afraid of any sanctions the United States might impose over the South China Sea issue.[More]
China is firmly opposed to and strongly dissatisfied with the so-called statement concerning the South China Sea released by the US Department of State on Monday.[More]
China's domestically-developed marine observation satellites will be used to study the distribution of coral reefs in the South China Sea, and facilitate protection and restoration of coral reefs.[More]
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