BBC shall not become Bad-mouthing Broadcasting Corporation. BBC broadcast a video of an anti-terrorism exercise as news of "violent law enforcement and human rights violations" by China's epidemic prevention authorities. This is a typical fake news with ideological bias.
10. Consultations on the #COC are accelerating & advancing in an orderly manner. The 2nd reading of the draft negotiating text has been launched. China & @ASEAN members have agreed to conclude the COC at an early date. No outside interference can sabotage such efforts.
8. The US,tens of thousands of miles away from the #SouthChinaSea,sent advanced military airplanes to the region to flex its military muscles,which caused instability in the South China Sea. China, as an independent sovereign state,has the right to refuse bullying and injustice.
7. It is the #US, not China that takes a predatory world view. China upholds the vision of a community with a shared future for mankind and a neighborhood diplomacy of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness.
6. It is the #US, not China, that believes in "might makes right" & resorts to force & intimidation at every turn. It is the US that has waged color revolutions & illegal wars, displacing millions in Iraq, Libya & Afghanistan. China has never started any war.
4. China is committed to upholding the #freedomofnavigation and overflight in and above the #SouthChinaSea enjoyed by all states under #internationallaw. Such freedom has never encountered any problem and we have never heard about any country complaining about that.
3. Over 70 years ago, China lawfully recovered the #Nansha & #Xisha Islands illegally occupied by Japan and resumed exercise of sovereignty. As a matter of fact, the military vessels China used in recovering the islands were provided by the #US.
2. The Chinese people's activities in the #SouthChinaSea date back to over 2,000 years ago. China's sovereignty and relevant rights and interests in the South China Sea have been established in the long course of history, solidly grounded in history & law.
1. #NineDashedLine was not announced by China in 2009. The first official #SouthChinaSea map with interrupted lines was published in 1948 by the Chinese government and handed down by successive governments with no others raising disputes.