Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on December 15. A Bloomberg reporter asked a question. The US State Department said that China's use of water cannons to evict and cut anchor chains in the South China Sea has endangered the safety of Filipino fishermen. The US State Department also stated, “The US side will stand with the Philippines to jointly deal with China's increasingly dangerous acts of provocation.” What comments does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have on this? Guo Jiakun stressed that Xianbin Reef is part of China's Spratly Islands, and China has undisputed sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, including Xianbin Reef, and the surrounding waters. On December 12, the Philippine organization premeditated gathering a large number of boats to cause trouble in the waters near Sembin Reef and stormed into Sembin Lagoon. During this period, the so-called “fishing boats” of the Philippine side stubbornly stayed in the Senbin Lagoon despite repeated dissuasions and warnings from the Chinese side, and also took dangerous actions such as making malicious turns several times. Philippine personnel even threatened the Chinese maritime police to defend their rights and enforce the law on the spot. The Philippine side's actions seriously infringed on China's sovereignty and rights, seriously violated international law and the declaration of conduct of various parties in the South China Sea, and seriously undermined maritime peace and stability. Guo Jiakun said that China's adoption of necessary measures to protect its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests is reasonable, legal, and professional restraint, which is irreproachable. The Philippines should immediately stop infringing, provocation and propaganda, stop endlessly staging self-written and self-directed maritime farce, and not challenge China's firm determination to protect its own sovereignty and rights. “The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue. It has no right to intervene in sea-related issues between the parties. The US side should stop making statements that reverse black and white and incite confrontation, and stop condoning and supporting Philippine provocations in the South China Sea.” he said.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference on December 15. A Bloomberg reporter asked a question. The US State Department said that China's use of water cannons to evict and cut anchor chains in the South China Sea has endangered the safety of Filipino fishermen. The US State Department also stated, “The US side will stand with the Philippines to jointly deal with China's increasingly dangerous acts of provocation.” What comments does the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have on this? Guo Jiakun stressed that Xianbin Reef is part of China's Spratly Islands, and China has undisputed sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, including Xianbin Reef, and the surrounding waters. On December 12, the Philippine organization premeditated gathering a large number of boats to cause trouble in the waters near Sembin Reef and stormed into Sembin Lagoon. During this period, the so-called “fishing boats” of the Philippine side stubbornly stayed in the Senbin Lagoon despite repeated dissuasions and warnings from the Chinese side, and also took dangerous actions such as making malicious turns several times. Philippine personnel even threatened the Chinese maritime police to defend their rights and enforce the law on the spot. The Philippine side's actions seriously infringed on China's sovereignty and rights, seriously violated international law and the declaration of conduct of various parties in the South China Sea, and seriously undermined maritime peace and stability. Guo Jiakun said that China's adoption of necessary measures to protect its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests is reasonable, legal, and professional restraint, which is irreproachable. The Philippines should immediately stop infringing, provocation and propaganda, stop endlessly staging self-written and self-directed maritime farce, and not challenge China's firm determination to protect its own sovereignty and rights. “The United States is not a party to the South China Sea issue. It has no right to intervene in sea-related issues between the parties. The US side should stop making statements that reverse black and white and incite confrontation, and stop condoning and supporting Philippine provocations in the South China Sea.” he said.