China Responds to the Philippines' Accusations Regarding the South China Sea Arbitration Case

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular press conference on the 9th that the Chinese side urges certain individuals on the Philippine side to stop seeking attention and stirring up trouble, and to avoid further damaging ChinaPhilippines relations and stability in the South China Sea. In response to remarks made by Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro at an international forum, Mao Ning said she was not aware of the specific situation at the scene, but stressed that the Chinese side's position on the "South China Sea arbitration case" has always been clear and consistent. Mao Ning pointed out that the Philippine side's unilateral initiation of the "South China Sea arbitration case" is a distortion and abuse of the dispute settlement mechanism of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and that it is the Philippine side itself that truly undermines the integrity and authority of the Convention.