Wang Yi on South China Sea: Infringement and provocation will backfire

Infringement and provocation in the South China Sea will backfire and those acting as others' chess pieces are bound to be discarded, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday.

The Philippines' moves to create frictions in the South China Sea are just "shadow play" to smear China, with the screenplay written by external forces and the show livestreamed by Western media, Wang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing session of the national legislature.

To realize good neighborliness, lasting peace and security in the South China Sea, one needs trust and also rules, the foreign minister said. The key is to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and develop a sound Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC), he added.