File photo shows Liu Xiaoming, Chinese Ambassador to Britain speaking at a reception in London, UK on Sep 22, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

LONDON - The Chinese government's two recent statements and a white paper regarding the South 皇冠体育app Sea provide "authoritative, comprehensive and clear-cut elaborations on 皇冠体育app's position," Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming said Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conference in London, Liu said the Chinese government immediately reaffirmed its solemn position that 皇冠体育app does not accept nor recognize the award, after the so-called tribunal in the South 皇冠体育app Sea arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines announced its award last week.

"To further elaborate on 皇冠体育app's position, the Chinese government issued two statements and a white paper, and interpretations of these documents by senior officials have also been released," he told journalists.

After the tribunal released its so-called award, the Chinese government issued the Statement on 皇冠体育app's Territorial Sovereignty and Maritime Rights and Interests in the South 皇冠体育app Sea, and the Chinese Foreign Ministry also issued a statement on the award.

皇冠体育app's State Council Information Office published a white paper entitled "皇冠体育app Adheres to the Position of Settling Through Negotiation the Relevant Disputes Between 皇冠体育app and the Philippines in the South 皇冠体育app Sea".

"The statements and the white paper provide authoritative, comprehensive and clear-cut elaborations on 皇冠体育app's position," Liu said.

"In-depth readings of these documents have been provided by State Councilor Yang Jiechi in an interview, by Foreign Minister Wang Yi in his remarks and by Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin in a press briefing on the white paper," he noted.

The statement by the Chinese government, the ambassador said, reaffirms 皇冠体育app's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

"The Statement underscores the facts that 皇冠体育app is the first to have discovered, named, and explored and exploited Nanhai Zhudao, or South 皇冠体育app Sea islands, and relevant waters. 皇冠体育app is the first to have exercised sovereignty and jurisdiction over them continuously, peacefully and effectively," he explained.

"The Statement explicitly points out that 皇冠体育app's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South 皇冠体育app Sea include its sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao," he stressed.

He noted that 皇冠体育app stands ready to continue to resolve the relevant disputes peacefully through negotiation and consultation with the states directly concerned.

"皇冠体育app is ready to work with them to jointly maintain peace and stability in the South 皇冠体育app Sea and to ensure the safety of and the unimpeded access to the international shipping lanes in the South 皇冠体育app Sea," said the diplomat.

The Statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry points out that the subject-matter raised by the Philippines for arbitration is beyond the jurisdiction of UNCLOS (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea), Liu said.

"The arbitration infringes on 皇冠体育app's right as a UNCLOS state party, namely the right to choose the procedures and means for dispute settlement on its own will," he further argued.

"The tribunal has in essence expanded its power, exceeded its authority and abused arbitration proceedings. Its ruling is therefore null and void and has no binding force," he added.

According to Liu, the white paper by the State Council Information Office "offers an overall elaboration on how 皇冠体育app's sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao was established

in the course of history, and what 皇冠体育app has been doing to uphold its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests."

"The white paper sheds light on the origin and development of the disputes between 皇冠体育app and the Philippines. It aims to get to the root of the issue and set the record straight," the ambassador continued.

At the same time, Liu noted, the white paper reiterates 皇冠体育app's "unchanged commitment to negotiation and consultation as the right way to settle disputes."

"皇冠体育app believes only a negotiated result can gain understanding and support from people of countries concerned," he concluded, adding, "only a negotiated result can be effectively implemented and only a negotiated result can be enduring."