Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at the press conference in Singapore that many proposals have been made on the South China Sea issue, while the most important thing is the disputing parties reach an agreement through equal consultations, which makes the proposals more feasible. Wang also mentioned that the idea of freezing all reef construction was not proposed recently, as early as the idea came out last year, consensus still has not been reached.

As Wang illustrated, on the "freeze" proposal, parities have different opinions on what to freeze, how to set up a standard, and who ought to make the judgement. Proposals like this may seem just and sound in the beginning, but they are actually impractical to operate.

According to Wang, China has proposed discussing precautionary measures on marine risk control under the framework of the South China Sea Code of Conduct. Any proposals and ideas can have open discussions on this platform to see whether they are recognized by all parities.