Full coverage: South China Sea Is Indisputable Part of China
Several political parties from foreign countries have voiced their support for China to seek dialogues over the South China Sea issue. They also say countries outside Asia should respect the sovereighty of other countries.
"So the dispute can be resolved through proper dialogue. We want to see this done peacefully," said Byron Chan, MP of People's Progress Party, Papua New Guinea.
"We also have dispute between Tanzania and Malawi, and the method we use is dialogue. Therefore we do support dialogue way of solving the China South Sea dispute. So talking, discussions, it's important to have a couple of meetings, rather than using courts," said Pindi Chana, MP of Party of the Revolution, Tanzania.