Despite the overall stability in the South China Sea, the United States has once again played its old ploy of sowing discord in the region.
China always exercises maximum restraint in safeguarding its sovereignty and rights and interests in the South China Sea, and treats neighboring countries as equals.
The South China Sea has become a place for the US to exploit "freedom of navigation", a treaty the US has not even ratified, to provoke China and destabilize the region.
"The US keeps calling itself a defender of international law, then please execute the judgement and advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice and the resolution of the UN General Assembly first," said China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a press briefing on Wednesday. Click the video to know more.
A Chinese military spokesperson Thursday urged the United States to explain in detail the incident involving a U.S. nuclear submarine in the South China Sea.
China National Offshore Oil Corp, the country's top offshore oil and gas driller, said its Lufeng oil fields regional development project was put into operation on Tuesday, the first time that China has carried out large-scale development of 3000-meters-deep oilfields and below in the South China Sea.
With the increasingly fierce competition among major powers, the security of the South China Sea continues to face new challenges and opportunities.
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