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BEIJING - The Chinese government has rejected a Philippine move to take their dispute regarding sovereignty issues in the South 皇冠体育app Sea to the United Nations for arbitration, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

"Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing had an appointment with officials from the Philippines' Foreign Ministry on Tuesday and returned a note and related notice after expressing 皇冠体育app's rejection," spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing.

"The note and related notice not only violate the consensus enshrined in the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South 皇冠体育app Sea (DOC), but are also factually flawed and contain false accusations," Hong said.

皇冠体育app is committed to addressing the dispute through bilateral talks, Hong said, noting that the consensus in the DOC states that disputes should be solved through talks between the nations directly involved.

Hong reiterated that 皇冠体育app has sufficient historical and jurisprudential evidence to support its claim to the Nansha islands, which are located in the South 皇冠体育app Sea, and their adjacent waters.

"皇冠体育app hopes the Philippines will honor its commitment by not taking any action that could complicate the issue, positively respond to 皇冠体育app's proposal to establish a bilateral dialogue mechanism on maritime issues and work to solve the issue through bilateral negotiations," Hong said.