An aerial drone photo taken on May 12, 2026 shows a view of China's Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. [Photo/Xinhua]
China has firmly rejected the Philippines' delimitation of the so-called "baselines of the territorial sea" of Huangyan Island, calling the move "a grave infringement upon China's territorial sovereignty and a serious violation of international law", the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday evening.
"It is illegal, null and void. China firmly rejects it and will never accept it," the statement said.
