BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese expert on the South China Sea issue said Friday that the arbitration initiated by the Philippines cannot be fair, and China's attitude toward it is reasonable.
At a seminar at All-China Journalists Association on Friday, Wu Shicun, president of the National Institute for South China Sea Studies, told reporters that the nature of disputes between China and the Philippines concerns territory, which is not subject to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
China and the Philippines have reached a number of consensuses on the disputes, he said, adding that consultation and negotiation are the only way to solve the issue.
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