Chinese foreign minister elaborates on South China Sea issue

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to the media as he walks between meetings during the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’ meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025. - Photo: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday (July 12) spoke to reporters about the South China Sea issue in response to questions while attending annual Asean Plus foreign ministers' meetings here.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that the South China Sea issue is discussed every year at the meetings, and this year was no exception. "What struck me most this time is the clear temperature difference between regional countries and a few countries from outside the region."