China does not acknowledge the claims made in the statement issued by the foreign ministers from G7 on disputes in the East and South China Seas.

The Chinese mainland said Wednesday that the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) would address the issue of Taiwan's membership request under the "One China" principle.

Dr. AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, said it takes time to settle territorial disputes in the South China Sea since these issues relate to sovereignty.

China will soon establish its first Antarctic aviation team and build a land-sea-air observation platform in the region.

A court in Central China's Hunan province holds a hearing on a case of a gay couple who sued a government agency for not allowing them to register their marriage.

China could push forward with the commercial cultivation of pest resistant, genetically modified corn over the next five years, a government official said on Wednesday.