Full coverage: The South China Sea Issue

A publicity video of South China Sea has been shown at Times Square in New York City.

The 3 minute and 12 second film features the stunning scenery of the South China Sea Islands, or Nanhai Zhudao, and reiterates the history that China is indeed the earliest country to find, name and exploit the South China Sea Islands and waters, displaying the historical and legal evidence of China's sovereignty over the South China Sea.

The video will be played 120 times per day in Times Square from July 23 to August 3, 2016.

Many tourists have been attracted by the film.

"It is necessary for people at the 'Crossroads of the World' to watch the film. The world needs to know the truth." Visitor Mr. Chen from north China's Shandong Province said after watching the video.

The video also has aroused strong approval among Chinese residing in New York.

Ma Yue, President of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification, said the video defines China's position towards the so-called South China Sea tribunal and facts will eventually disprove those fallacies presented by the tribunal.