As the Chinese government and people's stance on the South China Sea issue wins increasing support worldwide despite the so-called arbitration initiated by the Philippines, the expectation of isolating China has proved unrealistic.
DPRK fired three ballistic missiles early on Tuesday (July 19), which flew between 500km and 600 km into the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of provocative moves by the isolated country.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles in a show of force against the decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to South Korean soil.
The so-called South China Sea arbitration award will not hamper cooperation between China and the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), experts said here on Monday.
The United States should stop meddling in the South China Sea issue to keep its relations with China on the right track, experts have said.
Zhao Qizheng, former minister of China's State Council Information Office, said here Monday that going back to negotiations is the only way out for the disputes in the South China Sea and that the arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Aquino III administration will not impede the progress of China-ASEAN cooperation.
Around 1,000 Chinese protesters from across Britain gathered here Saturday to take part in a mass demonstration to protest against the ill-founded award issued recently by an ad hoc tribunal concerning the South China Sea.
In Mongolia over the weekend, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's effort to promote China's stance on the South China Sea issue received broad support during the 11th Asian-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Saturday that the South China Sea arbitration award will have no impact whatsoever on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea.
Such a ruling could be presumed because of the pressure exerted by the United States before and during the process, Ken Ahorsu, a lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana, told Xinhua.
Such a ruling could be presumed because of the pressure exerted by the United States before and during the process, Ken Ahorsu, a lecturer at the Legon Center for International Affairs and Diplomacy at the University of Ghana, told Xinhua.
Vietnam respects China's stance on the South China Sea arbitration case, which was unilaterally initiated by the Philippines, and maintains that such disputes should be solved peacefully through negotiations, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Thursday night.
Tung Chee-hwa, Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said here on Friday that there is ample evidence for China to reject the "award" rendered on 12 July in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Philippine government.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said here on Thursday that the South China Sea arbitration will not "in the slightest way" shake China's resolve to pursue the path of peaceful development.
Many countries and world organizations have expressed support for China's position on the South China Sea and called for solving relevant disputes though dialogue and negotiations.
The South Sudanese government was committed to the peace agreement signed in August 2015 that ended nearly two years of civil war, said James Pitia Morgan, South Sudan's permanent representative to the African Union.
South Korea's central bank on Thursday revised down its 2016 growth forecast to 2.7 percent, the third downward revision in 2016 alone, as concerns mounted over the ongoing restructuring process in troubled shipbuilders and shipping lines that is expected to hit the economy in the second half.
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