China urged the Philippines to avoid taking any action that could
complicate the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said
on Wednesday.
The comments come after the Philippines decided to take its disputes with China to a UN tribunal.
At a daily press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that relevant disputes should be solved through negotiations between sovereign states directly involved.
It is a consensus between China and members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), stated in the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, or the DOC in short, Hong said.
The comments come after the Philippines decided to take its disputes with China to a UN tribunal.
At a daily press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that relevant disputes should be solved through negotiations between sovereign states directly involved.
It is a consensus between China and members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), stated in the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, or the DOC in short, Hong said.
