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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — A series of reports released Thursday clarify the historical and legal basis of China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, shed light on the realities behind external forces' interference in the South China Sea issue, and detail the practical results of China's efforts to promote the South China Sea as a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation.
The series of reports, titled “The Truth About the South China Sea,” was published in Chinese and English by the Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Xinhua News Agency.
The series of reports consists of three documents, including two new ones, titled “Historical and Legal Basis for China’s Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime Rights in the South China Sea” and “Incitement, Threats and Lies – The Truth about External Forces’ Interference in the South China Sea Issue.” The report, titled “Making the South China Sea a Sea of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation: China’s Actions,” was published earlier in June.
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The reports said that eight decades ago, as part of the post-war international order and global landscape, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over the Nanhai Zhudao Islands (South China Sea Islands) in accordance with international legal instruments such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Declaration. China's sovereignty over the Nanhai Zhudao Islands and its related rights and interests have been widely recognized by the international community.
According to reports, in recent years, extra-regional powers have unleashed “great power competition” targeting China in the so-called “Indo-Pacific” and used the South China Sea issue as a means to contain China, inciting relevant claimant states, including the Philippines, to provoke China and escalate tensions in the South China Sea.
The reports say that the misguided actions of extra-regional powers to denigrate and contain China reflect a self-projection of the modern strategic worldview of Western countries, which is focused on the pursuit and maintenance of hegemony.
The reports call for maintaining regional peace and stability and achieving prosperity for all countries and working together to turn the SCS into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation, as the world is currently facing growing uncertainties and challenges.
In recent years, Xinhua Institute has been conducting forward-looking, strategic and preparatory research on major domestic and global issues, resulting in numerous think tank research results with wide influence. -0-
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