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For more on the South China Sea issue, CCTV reporter has spoken to Ouyang Yujing, Director General of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs, of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ouyang Yujing said China has reaffirmed its opposition to the South China Sea arbitration process initiated by the Philippines, and that China will not participate in the case.

"What do you think is the essence and the real attempt of the arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines?"

"In January 2013, the Philippines unilaterally initiated the arbitration. Since then, the Chinese government has not accepted and participated in this. The Philippines' unilateral initiation of the South China Sea arbitration is a political farce under the cloak of law,"

"The Philippines attempts to deny China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, and cover up its illegal occupation of some islands and reefs of China's Nansha Islands. It has seriously threatened peace and stability in the region," said Ouyang Yujing.

"What's China's stance towards that arbitration?"

"First of all, China's stance is very clear that no matter what the outcome of this arbitration case will be, China will not accept or recognize it. It is not the case that China does not want to resolve the issue. We want to resolve the territorial disputes through negotiations, as we have stated clearly in our agreements with the Philippines and the Declaration of Conduct with ASEAN,"

"The Philippines' case is ultimately about sovereignty and maritime delineation.  China is within its rights not to participate and has excluded the application of compulsory disputes settlement procedures, which is in accordance to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. Therefore the arbitration court has no jurisdiction on the dispute between China and the Philippines and this arbitration case has been illegal in the first place," said Ouyang Yujing.