Chinese researchers have said that the layer of water between depths of 200 and 1,000 meters in the South China Sea stored more heat during the last glacial period, a finding that could throw more light on the warming of the atmosphere.
A spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday criticized a report recently released by the White House on its strategic approach to China.
The Chinese military warned and expelled a US navy vessel on Thursday that illegally entered the territorial waters of China's Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, Senior Colonel Li Huamin, the spokesman for the People's Liberation Army's Southern Theater Command, said.
Consultations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea between China and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members will not be disrupted by interference from the outside, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.
It is sheer nonsense to claim that China is using COVID-19 to expand its presence in the South China Sea, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.
It's "totally ungrounded" to assume that China is expanding its presence in the South China Sea during the COVID-19 pandemic, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.
The Chinese military opposes foreign powers bolstering their naval presence in the South China Sea, calling the actions detrimental to regional peace and stability, a spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.
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