On April 13, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. A reporter asked about the Philippines’ remarks on issues related to the South China Sea.

Guo Jiakun said that Ren'ai Reef is part of China's Nansha Islands and is Chinese territory. The Philippines illegally intrudes on Chinese fishing boats that are fishing normally, robs fishermen of their daily necessities, and even directs and stages the so-called "cyanide" farce. This is completely uncredible and not worthy of refutation.

(CCTV reporter Huang Huixin)