Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-07-30

Japan's Disregard for the Facts in Calling a Reef an Island Is Completely Untenable

日方罔顾事实“指礁为岛”根本站不住脚

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Publishing institution	CMC Political Work Department
Source outlet	PLA Daily (解放军报) (pla_daily)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-07-30
Original URL	http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476725.html
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7月30日下午，国防部举行例行记者会，国防部新闻发言人蒋斌大校答记者问。记者：据报道，日本防卫省称，中俄海军共4艘舰艇在冲之鸟礁西南海域航行期间，1艘中国军舰在日本专属经济区内实施了射击训练。请问对此有何评论？蒋斌：中俄两军联合巡航海域是公海，不是日方所谓的专属经济区。众所周知，冲之鸟礁面积不足10平米、靠人工加固才勉强露出海面，且无法维持人类生存，完全不符合《联合国海洋法公约》关于岛屿的界定。日方罔顾事实“指礁为岛”，并以此主张专属经济区和大陆架，根本站不住脚。中俄有关行动符合国际法和国际惯例，日方无权说三道四，煽宣炒作只会适得其反。

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At the July 30 MND press conference, Spokesperson Senior Colonel Jiang Bin rejected Japan's claim that a Chinese warship conducted live-fire training inside Japan's EEZ during a China-Russia joint naval patrol southwest of Okinotorishima, asserting the waters are high seas and that Okinotorishima fails UNCLOS Article 121's definition of an island. The statement extends Beijing's long-running legal challenge to Japan's Okinotorishima EEZ claim by pairing it with a joint patrol — a combination that documents how China uses multilateral naval activity to reinforce disputed maritime legal positions. What remains unknown is which specific Chinese warship conducted the live-fire exercise and the exact coordinates of the activity.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "日方罔顾事实“指礁为岛”根本站不住脚." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-07-30. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16476725.html.

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