Chinese Foreign Ministry Comments On Nansha Islands 　　Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Sun Yuxi said on January 15 that China's sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and adjacent islands is indisputable. 　　Sun was commenting on a recent remark by Philippines Defense Minister Orlando Mercado who said that he could help hold an international conference on the South China Sea to be presided over by the United States. 　　Sun said that China has always maintained that the differences between countries should be solved through friendly consultations to guard the peace and stability of a region, and that external interference in this matter is unacceptable and will only complicate the current situation. 　　 Opinion 1999-01-16 Page2 Full Story in Chinese