20世纪80年代以来，中国就通过谈判管控和解决中菲南海有关争议提出一系列主张和倡议。中国在解决南海问题上的“搁置争议，共同开发”倡议，首先是对菲律宾提出的。中国就管控海上分歧与菲律宾进行多次磋商，双方就通过谈判协商解决有关争议，妥善管控有关分歧达成重要共识。

2013年1月22日，菲律宾共和国时任政府单方面提起南海仲裁案，企图借此否定中国在南海的领土主权和海洋权益。菲律宾的行为是恶意的。

菲律宾单方面提起仲裁，滥用《公约》争端解决程序。菲律宾提起仲裁事项的实质是南沙群岛部分岛礁的领土主权问题，有关事项也构成中菲海洋划界不可分割的组成部分。陆地领土问题不属于《公约》的调整范围。

Since the 1980s, China has put forward a series of proposals and initiatives for managing and settling through negotiation disputes with the Philippines in the South China Sea. China's initiative of "pursuing joint development while shelving disputes" regarding the South China Sea issue was first addressed to the Philippines. China has conducted consultations with the Philippines on managing maritime differences, and the two sides have reached important consensus on settling through negotiation relevant disputes in the South China Sea and properly managing relevant disputes.

On January 22, 2013, the Philippines unilaterally initiated the South China Sea arbitration. This initiation of arbitration aims to deny China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea. This course of conduct is taken out of bad faith.

In doing so, the Philippines has abused the UNCLOS dispute settlement procedures. The essence of the arbitration initiated by the Philippines is an issue of territorial sovereignty over some islands and reefs in the South China Sea, and the resolution of the relevant matters also constitutes an integral part of maritime delimitation between China and the Philippines. Land territorial issues are not regulated by UNCLOS.

Notes 注释

[1]proposals 主张

[2]maritime 海洋的

[3]consensus 共识

[4]delimitation 界限

[5]UNCLOS：United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 联合国海洋法公约