Full text: Chinese gov't statement on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea 0 Comment (s) 打印 E-mail China.org.cn 2016-07-13 调整字号大小: ...

The report, titled "Making the South China Sea a Sea of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation: China's Actions," was released by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency.

China has been feverishly piling sand onto reefs in the South China Sea for the past year, creating seven new islets in the region. It is straining geopolitical tensions that were already taut.

From June 15 to 18, the Philippines dispatched multiple vessels to carry out illegal operations near Banyue Reef and Jianzhang Reef in the South China Sea, according to the China Coast Guard (CCG ...