June 10, 2016

"On 10 June 2016, the Daily Telegraph and its website published a signed article by Ambassador Liu Xiaoming entitled 'Stop playing fire in the South China Sea'. The full text is as follows:

Away from Britain's focus on the forthcoming EU referendum, a serious international situation is developing in the South China Sea region. Although little reported in the UK, there is now much discussion about whether China should accept the ruling of the South China Sea arbitration process.

Proponents of this idea claim that China's rejection would 'undermine' the 'rule-based international system' and would put the peace and stability of the region 'under immediate threat'. We disagree."

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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016-06/10/content_25668815.htm