On July 12 China's foreign ministry strongly condemned remarks by Japanese foreign minister Motegi on the 10th anniversary of the "South China Sea arbitration ruling", saying Japan is not a party to the disputes and has no standing to challenge China's territorial and maritime claims. Beijing accused Tokyo of invoking the "interested party" label to justify intervention, cited Japan's wartime seizure of Chinese South China Sea features, warned against attempts at "re-militarization", and reitera

On July 12 China's foreign ministry strongly condemned remarks by Japanese foreign minister Motegi on the 10th anniversary of the "South China Sea arbitration ruling", saying Japan is not a party to the disputes and has no standing to challenge China's territorial and maritime claims. Beijing accused Tokyo of invoking the "interested party" label to justify intervention, cited Japan's wartime seizure of Chinese South China Sea features, warned against attempts at "re-militarization", and reiterated it will firmly defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights, saying any attempt to challenge China or destabilize the South China Sea is doomed to fail.