In response to Bloomberg's quoting Western officials, Western officials claimed that China conducted land reclamation activities in the South China Sea Unmanned islands and reefs, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded with "out of nothing".
A spokesperson for China Foreign Ministry Mao Ning on Wednesday (December 21) at a regular press conference on the MinistryAsking a series of activities in the Nansha Islands Unmanned Islands and Reefs "made the above response.
Mao Ning said that Bloomberg reported that it was purely out of nothing.She pointed out that it is not the solemn consensus reached by the China and the Asians of the South China Sea to all the actions of the South China Sea. China has always strictly adhered to it.
She also said that the current development momentum of relations between China and the Philippines is good, and the two parties will continue to properly handle maritime issues through friendly negotiation.
Bloomberg quoted Wednesday officials on Wednesday that China was expanding several unmanned islands and reefs in the South China Sea in order to strengthen the control of disputed territory.According to reports, these officials claimed that in recent years, some sandbars and other land areas in areas such as Eldad Reef, including the northern part of the Nansha Islands, have expanded more than 10 times.However, these officials also mentioned that it is not clear whether China seeks militaryization of these islands and reefs.
After the report was released, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement saying that China's reclamation activities on unmanned islands and reefs violated the agreement on disputed waters in Beijing and Southeast Asian countries, and also violated the 2016 international arbitrationTribunal's decision.
"We seriously concerned," said the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying "we have asked the content of the Philippine institutions to verify and verify the report."
