Passage of Chinese fleet through Basilan Strait consistent with int’l law, practice: spokesperson The normal passage of the Chinese naval fleet through the Basilan Strait is fully in accordance with international law and practice, said Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Southern Theater Command. The commandContinue Reading

Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, strongly condemned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Sunday, urging the United States to immediately halt arming Taiwan. Zhu made the remarks in response to a media query about the U.S. recent announcement of a new roundContinue Reading

The United States has again inflamed tensions with China on the Taiwan question. Unfortunately, China-U.S. relations continue to suffer because of provocative actions and language by the Americans. Moreover, each time the U.S. does something to rile up the Chinese mainland and the Taiwan region, it risks becoming the catalystContinue Reading

The Philippines’ enactment of the Philippine Maritime Zones (PMZ) Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes (PASL) Act is a serious violation of international laws, including the Charter of the United Nations and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This not only contravenes the Philippines’Continue Reading

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged beefed-up disaster relief efforts after Super Typhoon Yagi struck the country’s southern region. Yagi, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfalls in the provinces of Hainan and Guangdong on Friday, leaving three people dead and 95 others injured. Xi, also general secretary ofContinue Reading

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Monday made remarks on China reaching a provisional arrangement with the Philippines on managing the situation at Ren’ai Jiao. The spokesperson stressed first and foremost that Ren’ai Jiao is part of China’s Nansha Qundao and China has sovereignty over Ren’ai Jiao and the restContinue Reading

Philippine President Marcos’s remarks concerning the South China Sea Issue disregard history and facts, and are designed to amplify the Philippines’ wrongful position on the issues and deliberately distort and hype up the maritime situation, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday. The spokesperson made the remarks when askedContinue Reading