July 10, 2025

BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- An international symposium on the history and reality of the South China Sea was held in Beijing on Thursday, calling for peace and dialogue in the region.

Participants from around the world engaged in in-depth discussions on topics including the post-World War II international order, sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao -- known in English as the South China Sea islands -- and the re-evaluation of the South China Sea arbitration award in 2016.

Wu Shicun, chairman of the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance, said that China's sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao and adjacent waters has ample historical and legal basis, as China has managed the region since ancient times and in accordance with the post-WWII international order.

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