The China Coast Guard (CCG) conducted law-enforcement patrols in the territorial waters of China’s Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas in the South China Sea on Wednesday.
Relevant law-enforcement patrols have been enhanced since early September, the CCG said, noting that its forces regulated ships engaged in illegal rights-violating activities in accordance with laws and regulations during the patrols.
The patrols were meant to further strengthen the orderly management of relevant waters and resolutely safeguard China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, the CCG said.
China has sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao (the South China Sea Islands), consisting of Dongsha Qundao (the Dongsha Islands), Xisha Qundao (the Xisha Islands), Zhongsha Qundao (the Zhongsha Islands), and Nansha Qundao (the Nansha Islands). Huangyan Dao is located in the Zhongsha Islands.
China has historic rights in the South China Sea, with internal waters, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, based on Nanhai Zhudao.
The international community has long widely recognized Nanhai Zhudao as part of China’s territory.
China Coast Guard conducts law-enforcement patrols around Huangyan Dao
China Coast Guard conducts law-enforcement patrols around Huangyan Dao
Iran’s government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said Wednesday that the country has received the U.S. proposal in response to its proposed seven-day plan to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
In a post on social media platform X, Mohajerani said that Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced having received the U.S. proposal at a cabinet meeting earlier in the day.
Iran conveyed a proposed seven-day plan to cease hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to the United States through mediators last Tuesday on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. bases and assets in the region and tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
On June 18, the United States and Iran signed the MoU on ending the war in the region on all fronts, including Lebanon. Under the agreement, known as the Islamabad MoU, they were scheduled to hold negotiations within a period of 60 days, which ended on Aug. 17, to reach a final agreement, but the talks’ fate remains unclear following a series of recent escalations between the two countries.
Iran receives U.S. response to its 7-day plan: gov’t spokeswoman
