China urges US to stop playing up tensions in South China Sea

China urges the United States to stop playing up tensions and instigating confrontation in the South China Sea, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Friday.

Guo made the statement in response to a media query about U.S. State Department spokesperson's remarks concerning Huangyan Dao.

Huangyan Dao has always been China's territory. It is within China's sovereign rights to establish and administer the Huangyan Dao national nature reserve, Guo said.

He pointed out that the United States is in no position to point fingers, and the "South China Sea arbitration award", which is illegal, null and void, provides no solid ground for the U.S. to speak for the Philippines.

China urges the U.S. to stop playing up tensions and instigating confrontation in the South China Sea, stop citing the illegal and invalid "award", and stop using maritime issues as a pretext to smear China, said the spokesman.

China urges US to stop playing up tensions in South China Sea

China opened 15 new international air cargo routes in September, adding 42 round-trip flights per week, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP)’s air logistics division said on Sunday.

The newly launched routes included nine to Asia, four to Europe, and two to North America.

The cargo transported on the routes mainly included cross-border e-commerce goods, fresh food and agricultural products, electromechanical and electronic products, high-end manufactured goods, and consumer goods for daily use.

The flights are operated by nine airlines, eight of which are Chinese carriers.

According to CFLP’s air logistics division, China had opened a total of 130 new international air cargo routes as of September 30 this year, adding more than 334 round-trip flights per week.

China opens 15 new int'l air cargo routes in Sept