01 July 2015

News Story: Beijing states its case in South China Sea dispute with Philippines

China is seriously concerned over the Philippine government's ballyhooing over the South China Sea issue, whipping up feelings of conflict between the people of the two countries, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said Monday.

China has noticed a documentary about the South China Sea and related reports in the Philippines, Hua said in a press release.

The Philippine foreign ministry, presidential press office and press bureau jointly made a three-episode documentary film in the country's official language Tagalog, in which it accused China of infringing on Philippine territories and pillaging resources that belong to the Philippines.

Spokespersons of the Philippine foreign ministry, defense department and armed forces all said the film aimed to raise public awareness of the importance of territories in the South China Sea and to unite the whole country behind the government on resolving the disputes.

China expressed strong dissatisfaction over the documentary's unreasonable and unfounded accusations, ignoring facts and calling white black, Hua said.

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