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On July 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian hosted a regular press conference.

A reporter asked, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on July 17, Vietnam submitted a case for delimitation of the continental shelf in the South China Sea to the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. On the same day, Vietnam also submitted a note of objection to the United Nations in response to the case for delimitation of the continental shelf in the South China Sea submitted by the Philippines on June 14. What is China's response to this?

File photo of Lin Jian. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs website

Lin Jian pointed out that Vietnam unilaterally submitted a continental shelf delimitation case in the South China Sea to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Its related claims cover part of China's Nansha Islands, infringing on China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, violating the United Nations Charter, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other international laws, and violating the Agreement on Basic Principles Guiding the Settlement of Maritime Issues between China and Vietnam and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea signed by China and ASEAN countries including Vietnam. China firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with Vietnam.

Lin Jian stressed that according to the relevant rules of procedure of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, "no review if there is a dispute", the Commission will not review or determine the relevant delimitation cases of Vietnam and the Philippines. Such actions are actually meaningless and will only highlight differences and intensify conflicts, which is not conducive to the resolution of disputes. China will insist on properly handling disputes in the South China Sea with relevant parties through dialogue and consultation.