China News Service, Beijing, August 7. Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, reiterated China’s position on the South China Sea issue when attending the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the evening of the 6th.
He said that extraterritorial intervention has become the biggest threat to the peace and stability of the South China Sea.
The abuse of "freedom of navigation" is even more a challenge to the sovereignty and jurisdiction of coastal states, and should be resisted and opposed by regional countries.
Wang Yi said that the situation in the South China Sea is generally stable, and the freedom of navigation and overflight is protected in accordance with the law. This is the result of the joint efforts of China and ASEAN countries, and should not be neglected or obliterated.
China is willing to work with ASEAN countries to reach an effective and substantive "Code of Conduct in the South China Sea" as early as possible on the basis of the "Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea", and to jointly build the South China Sea into a sea of peace. The sea of cooperation.
Wang Yi said that the South China Sea arbitration violated the basic principle of "state consent" and tried ultra vires, and there were obvious problems in the determination of facts and the application of law.
China has never participated, and of course it will not accept it.
In recent years, the intervention of countries outside the region has become the biggest threat to the peace and stability of the South China Sea.
The so-called "no distinction between countries inside and outside the territory" ignores the legitimate rights and interests of the countries along the coast of the South China Sea.
The abuse of "freedom of navigation" is even more a challenge to the sovereignty and jurisdiction of coastal states, and should be resisted and opposed by regional countries.
Regarding the Korean Peninsula issue, Wang Yi pointed out that considering that the DPRK has stopped nuclear and long-range missile tests for several years, its legitimate concerns should be resolved.
The effective way to break the current deadlock is to activate the reversible clause of the Security Council’s sanctions on the DPRK as soon as possible, ease the sanctions on the DPRK, and create a positive atmosphere for the resumption of dialogue and consultation.
The current situation of the US-South Korea joint military exercise lacks constructiveness. If the US really wants to resume dialogue with the DPRK, it should not take any actions that might lead to an escalation of tension.
Wang Yi said that China will continue to support the balanced advancement of the denuclearization of the Peninsula and the establishment of a peace mechanism on the Peninsula in accordance with the "dual-track progress" mentality and the principle of phased and synchronized progress, so as to achieve a political settlement of the Peninsula issue.
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