China urges cessation of oil drilling in disputed South China Sea

Record ID: 904061

  • Title: China urges cessation of oil drilling in disputed South China Sea
  • Date: 25th July 2017
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN LU KANG WALKING IN FOR REGULAR BRIEFING MEDIA SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN, LU KANG, SAYING: "China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha islands, we also have rights of sovereignty and jurisdiction over the relevant waters, seabed and subsoil. China urges the relevant party to cease the relevant unilateral infringing activities and with practical actions safeguard the hard-earned positive situation in the South China Sea." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS EXTERIOR OF CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINESE FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 8th August 2017 10:51
  • Keywords: Vietnam South China Sea drilling claim
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016R7T5J9
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday (July 25) urged a halt to oil drilling in a disputed part of the South China Sea, where Spanish oil company Repsol had been operating in cooperation with Vietnam.
    Drilling began in mid-June in Vietnam's Block 136/3, which is licensed to Vietnam's state oil firm, Spain's Repsol and Mubadala Development Co of the United Arab Emirates.
    The block lies inside the U-shaped 'nine-dash line' that marks the vast area that China claims in the sea and overlaps what it says are its own oil concessions.
    Asked if China had pressured Vietnam or the Spanish company to stop drilling, Foreign Ministry spokesman said China had indisputable sovereignty over the Spratly Islands, which China calls the Nansha islands.
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