June 9 — Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a routine briefing that
Huangyan Island is China’s inherent territory and that China has indisputable
sovereignty over the island and adjacent waters. Responding to a Bloomberg
question about a floating device near Huangyan Island that appeared then
disappeared, Lin said China’s activities there, including scientific research,
are the lawful rights of a sovereign state and urged the Philippines to stop
maritime infringements, provocations and publicity.