China Will Not Declare Caving in South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Minister said that the demands of other nations for freedom of navigation in the region does not give the right to do whatever they want.

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Chinese Foreign Minister issued a strongly worded statement on Tuesday (8/3), regarding the claims which basically covers the whole area of ​​the South China Sea, saying that Beijing would not allow other nations to intervene against what it considers the rights of sovereignty over vital strategic region.

Chinese warships off the coast of Qingdao, Shandong province.

Wang Yi, speaking to reporters at an annual news konferesi in Beijing, said that the demands of other nations for freedom of navigation in the region does not give the right to do whatever they want. This statement apparently aimed at the US, which has sent naval ships pass through the coral reef where China is building the island.

Wang tried to deny the various allegations about the militarization of China in the region to build a variety of military facilities on top of artificial islands. He said construction by the China solely for defensive purposes and that other nations be militaristic, rather than China.

"Label as the most militaristic attitude should not be attributed to China. This label is matched to be pinned to the other countries, "said Wang.

In addition to reinforce the islands in the South China Sea area as an "integral" part of China where "every citizen of China shall defend it," he reiterated Beijing's refusal to cooperate in the International Arbirtrase Court case filed by the Philippine claims regarding the disputed area.

China has undertaken a massive program in the South China Sea area in the past two years to carry out land reclamation, accumulating sand on coral reefs and adding runways for aircraft and other military facilities.

The neighboring countries have filed a complaint about the activities that increase the tension by changing the status quo of the region, which includes one of the world's busiest sea jalu and six Asian governments have overlapping claims.

When asked whether China will allow foreign journalists to visit the islands, Wang stressed that the islands are also intended for use by civil society and so the development in the area is completed, foreign journalists will be invited.