China’s Position on the Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines -- Zhang Hua

On March 30, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs stated that it submitted its Memorial to the Arbitral Tribunal that is hearing the case it brought against China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in January 2013. A lot of media friends ask for comments on this issue. In order that China’s position is clearly understood, I would like to elaborate on the following issues.

1. The Philippines’ initiation of and push for international arbitration has undermined China-Philippines relations.