BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhua) -- China's construction in the Nansha islands is intended to provide more public goods and better fulfill its international obligation, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Tuesday in Beijing.
Spokesperson Hua Chunying's remarks came after a U.S. think tank released a report on Monday claiming that China has nearly completed construction of an airfield in the South China Sea.
"The Nansha islands are China's inherent territory," Hua said without verifying the accuracy of the report.
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