BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhua) -- China reaffirmed on Thursday that it will not accept a third party dispute settlement or any solution imposed on China.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei made the remarks at a routine press briefing when asked to comment on the Arbitral Tribunal's claim that it would soon issue the so-called final award of the South China Sea arbitration unilaterally initiated by the Philippines.
Hong reiterated that the Arbitral Tribunal has no jurisdiction over the case nor the subject-matter, and that it should not have heard the case or rendered the award.
On Jan. 22, 2013, the Philippines unilaterally initiated the arbitration on the relevant disputes between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea.
China immediately declared that it would neither accept nor participate in the arbitration, a position that it has reiterated, said Hong.
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