Beijing last to block passage in South China Sea, Chinese envoy says amid reported bullying on oil explorations

Beijing would be the last to impede freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, a Chinese envoy claimed, despite recent reports that Chinese militia boats have continued to circle contested waters within another country's exclusive economic zone .

Independent think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said earlier this month that China is risking a flare-up in the contested waters as they block exploration activities of its neighbors, as it conducts its own survey of the natural resources embedded in the area. Chinese vessels were seen patrolling off the coasts of Malaysia and Vietnam, asserting that no country can drill in these waters"without the permission of the Chinese government.

The East Asian giant has been reportedly harassing Filipino fishermen and sending their own boats to poach in the West Philippine Sea, ignoring the decision of an international tribunal which hailed the area as within the Philippines' EEZ. "It cannot be settled overnight. So we should be patient. We should have confidence in our wisdom that sooner or later we can settle peacefully... We cannot let the 1% differences, the whole 99% of friendship and cooperation as hostage. This is what I call the realistic and pragmatic approach," Zhao added.

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