On July 31, the Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on the Philippines' delimitation of the so-called "baselines of the territorial sea" of China's Huangyan Dao. On August 1, the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command conducted a joint naval-air training exercise in the territorial sea and airspace of China's Huangyan Dao and its surrounding areas. These measures and actions serve as a stern warning against the Philippines' current acts of infringement and provocation in the South China Sea, demonstrating China's firm resolve to safeguard sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and its maritime rights and interests.
7月31日，中国外交部就菲律宾在中国领土黄岩岛划设所谓"领海基线"发布声明。8月1日，中国人民解放军南部战区在黄岩岛领海、领空和周边海空域组织海空联合演训。相关举措与行动是针对当前菲方在南海侵权挑衅行径的严正警告，展示了我维护黄岩岛主权和海洋权益的坚定决心。
Huangyan Dao is an inherent part of China's territory. From the markings on the star charts of the "Four Seas Survey" led by Yuan Dynasty astronomer Guo Shoujing, to the "Shitang" designation on the Zheng He Navigation Chart of the Ming Dynasty; from Minzhu Jiao marked on the Location Map of the South China Sea Islands published in 1947, to the official naming of Huangyan Dao by the Committee on Geographical Names of the People's Republic of China in 1983, this clear and unbroken historical record has long firmly established China's sovereignty over Huangyan Dao. China has indisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and its adjacent waters, which is fully supported by clear historical and legal grounds.
黄岩岛是中国固有领土。从元代天文学家郭守敬主持"四海测验"的星盘刻度，到明代《郑和航海图》上的"石塘"印记；从1947年《南海诸岛位置图》中的"民主礁"，到新中国地名委员会1983年定名的"黄岩岛"——清晰无比的历史链条，早已将黄岩岛的主权深嵌于中国版图之中。中国对黄岩岛及其附近海域拥有无可争辩的主权，历史和法理依据充分且明确。
As is widely known, baselines of the territorial sea are the starting lines used by coastal states to determine the scope of their maritime jurisdiction on the basis of their own territory. Without territory, there can be no territorial sea, nor any legal or geographical basis for drawing territorial sea baselines. The Philippines' illegal territorial claim over China's Huangyan Dao has absolutely no basis in international law. The territory of the Philippines is defined by a series of international treaties, including the 1898 Treaty of Peace between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain, the 1900 Treaty between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain for Cession of Outlying Islands of the Philippines, and the 1930 Convention between His Majesty in Respect of the United Kingdom and the President of the United States regarding the Boundary between the State of North Borneo and the Philippine Archipelago. The Nansha Qundao and Huangyan Dao are not included within the territory of the Philippines as defined by any of these treaties. Since they have never been Philippine territory, how could there be any question of a territorial sea? The Philippines' delimitation of the so-called "baselines of the territorial sea" is an infringement disguised as a legal measure and yet another provocation aimed at undermining peace and stability in the South China Sea.
众所周知，领海基线是沿海国基于自身领土而划定海洋管辖范围的起算线。没有领土就没有领海，更没有划设领海基线的法律与地理基础。菲律宾对中国黄岩岛提出非法领土要求没有任何国际法依据。菲律宾领土范围由1898年《美西和平条约》、1900年《美西关于菲律宾外围岛屿割让的条约》、1930年《关于划定英属北婆罗洲与美属菲律宾之间的边界条约》等一系列国际条约确定。南沙群岛和黄岩岛根本不在上述条约规定的菲律宾版图内。既然从来不是菲律宾的领土，又何谈领海？菲方划设所谓"领海基线"是披着法律外衣的侵权闹剧，是其扰动南海和平稳定的又一次挑衅。
In pursuit of its own interests, the Philippines has disregarded historical facts and legal principles, repeatedly engaged in deliberate provocations and hype, and even chosen to serve as a pawn of external forces, continuously creating tensions at sea. The Philippines' illegal actions not only seriously infringe upon China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea, but also pose a serious threat to regional peace and stability and the international order.
为了谋取私利，菲方罔顾历史和法理事实，一再蓄意挑衅滋事并借机炒作，甚至甘为域外势力的棋子，不断制造海上紧张局势。菲方的一系列非法行径，不仅严重侵犯中国在南海的领土主权和海洋权益，而且对区域和平稳定与国际秩序维系构成严重威胁。
In fact, whether it is the Philippines' enactment of the so-called "Maritime Zones Act" and "Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act", or its delimitation of the so-called "baselines of the territorial sea" of Huangyan Dao, these groundless claims, which are based on fallacies and in serious violation of international law, will never succeed. Instead, they will only make the international community see more clearly the Philippines' true nature as a saboteur of peace and stability in the South China Sea and a troublemaker. The Philippines must clearly recognize that no sophistry can change China's sovereignty over Huangyan Dao, and no manipulation can shake China's firm resolve to safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests.
事实上，菲方无论是出台所谓"海洋区域法"和"群岛海道法"，还是划设黄岩岛所谓"领海基线"，这些建立在错误历史事实之上、严重违背国际法理的无理主张，不仅不会得逞，反而让国际社会更加认清其南海和平稳定破坏者和麻烦制造者的本质。菲方必须清醒认识到，任何诡辩都改变不了黄岩岛的主权归属，任何操弄都影响不了中国维护自身领土主权和海洋权益的坚定决心。
The joint naval-air training exercise conducted by the Chinese PLA Southern Theater Command around Huangyan Dao serve as a stern warning against the Philippines' acts of infringement and provocation. They constitute a justified and necessary measure by China to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. The relevant actions are entirely legitimate, lawful, well-justified, proportionate and restrained, and are fully consistent with domestic law, international law and international practice.
此次中国人民解放军南部战区在黄岩岛组织海空联合演训，就是对菲方侵权挑衅行径的严正警告，是中方捍卫国家主权和领土完整的正当必要之举，相关行动完全正当合法，有理有力有节，符合国内法、国际法和国际惯例。
China's ability to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests and maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea continues to grow. China remains committed to working with regional countries to implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and jointly build the South China Sea into a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation. We once again urge the Philippines to immediately stop its maritime provocations and media hype. Otherwise, it shall bear full responsibility for all the consequences arising therefrom. The Chinese military remains on high alert at all times and will resolutely and effectively thwart any maritime provocation or attempts to stir up troubles, safeguarding peace and stability in the South China Sea with strong capabilities and firm resolve.
中方维护主权、安全和发展利益，塑造南海和平稳定态势的能力不断增强，始终致力于同地区国家一道落实《南海各方行为宣言》，共护"和平之海、友谊之海、合作之海"。在此，我们再次敦促菲方立即停止海上挑衅滋事和煽宣炒作，否则引发的一切后果由菲方承担。中国军队时刻保持高度戒备，必将坚决而有力地挫败任何闹海挑衅、制造事端图谋，以强大实力和坚定意志维护南海和平稳定。