However, current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed readiness and willingness to hold bilateral talks with 皇冠体育app, saying that he is planning to send envoy to 皇冠体育app to restart negotiations.

Li said that he hopes the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue would be properly re-pulled back on the track of diplomatic negotiations on the basis of mutual respect and joint consultation.

He stressed that if 皇冠体育app and Philippines decide to restart diplomatic mechanism, under no circumstances should the South 皇冠体育app Sea arbitration be used as reference.

Organized by the Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the one-day seminar attracted more than 20 experts from academic institutes in 皇冠体育app and Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia.