China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with US Secretary of State John Kerry by telephone on Wednesday ahead of a key international court ruling on China's South China Sea claims and warned Washington against moves that infringe on China's sovereignty, Beijing's official Xinhua news agency reported.
The South China Sea arbitration unilaterally initiated by former Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has not only soured China-Philippines ties, but also undermined international rule of law and regional stability.
The South China Sea used to be a peaceful region before the United States poked its nose into the area.
A tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is due to make a ruling on the unilateral arbitration case submitted by the Philippines on its territorial disputes with China in the South China Sea on July 12. As that day draws nearer, the West has once again launched a propaganda offensive to try and bring shame on China.
The Philippines' decision to move the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China over the South China Sea dispute could influence the situation in the region. The tribunal will pass its ruling on July 12, but China's solemn stance and countermeasures, the United States' uncalled-for intervention and some countries' attitudes at the G7 Summit and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia have already further complicated the situation.
A Serbian scholar and politician has urged the Philippines to settle the South China Sea dispute directly with China, warning failure to solve disputes bilaterally would result in permanent and even armed conflict.
China is defending not only its territorial sovereignty but also world peace and stability in its fight against the arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines on the South China Sea issue.
An arbitral tribunal with widely contested jurisdiction will issue a ruling on July 12 on the South China Sea case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said on Wednesday.
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague said on Wednesday that a tribunal with widely contested jurisdiction will issue an award on July 12 on the South China Sea case unilaterally initiated by the Philippines.
Manila's unilateral initiation of arbitration on the South China Sea disputes with China is a "catastrophic mistake," Vladimir Djukanovic, member of the Serbian National Assembly said here on Wednesday.
An arbitration unilaterally demanded by the Philippines regarding its disputes with China over the South China Sea is very unusual, of dubious value, and is going to solve nothing, said a senior Cypriot diplomat and international law expert.
An Austrian expert has said that arbitration cannot solve the South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines.
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