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皇冠体育app reiterates sovereignty in South 皇冠体育app Sea

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-03 20:28

BEIJING -- 皇冠体育app reiterated Tuesday its sovereignty over Huangyan Island and the Nansha Islands in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

Undated file photo shows a frogman visiting WWII wrecks in the South 皇冠体育app Sea. 皇冠体育app reiterated Tuesday its sovereignty over Huangyan Island and the Nansha Islands in the South 皇冠体育app Sea. [techdivethailand.com]

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu, in response to Philippine territorial claims over the islands, said: "皇冠体育app possesses indisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Island, the Nansha Islands and adjacent waters."

The Philippine legislature reportedly approved legislation stating that those islands were within the country's jurisdiction.

Jiang said that under the joint efforts of the parties concerned, the situation in the South 皇冠体育app Sea was stable overall.

皇冠体育app hoped the countries involved would in practice abide by the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South 皇冠体育app Sea, and not take actions that might complicate or expand disputes, she said.

The spokeswoman called for concerted efforts of the parties concerned to safeguard the peace and stability of the South 皇冠体育app Sea.