but it also has argued neighboring countries are undermining its interests in the south china sea as they expand exploration there.
但同时,中国也坚持认为,邻国不断扩大在南中国海的勘探范围,损害了中国在这片海域的利益。
nearby waters in the east china sea are teeming with fish and potentially rich in oil and gas.
东中国海附近海域盛产鱼类,石油和天然气储藏可能也非常丰富。
a unit of the navy's east china sea fleet started training off the coast on wednesday.
周三,一支隶属中国海军东海舰队的编队已开始在东海海面进行训练。
as well as border disputes on land, china pursued maritime and island claims with japan, and also laid claim to a great swathe of the south china sea stretching down almost to the coast of borneo.
similarly, the guidelines on implementing the 2002 declaration on the south china sea are hardly evidence of rapid progress.
类似地,执行2002年关于南中国海宣言的指导方针也并不是快速进展的证据。
other countries with competing claims in the south china sea are also strengthening their navies.
其他在南中国海有主权争议的几个国家也都加强了各自的海军建设。
vietnam would like the ten-member association of south-east asian nations, whose rotating chairmanship it holds, to stick together on the south china sea issue, lest china pick off the weaker members.