关于应菲律宾共和国单方面请求建立的南海仲裁案仲裁庭（以下简称"仲裁庭"）于2016年7月12日作出的裁决，中华人民共和国外交部郑重声明，该裁决是无效的，没有拘束力，中国不接受、不承认。

With regard to the award rendered on 12 July 2016 by the Arbitral Tribunal in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Republic of the Philippines (hereinafter referred to as the "Arbitral Tribunal"), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China solemnly declares that the award is null and void and has no binding force. China neither accepts nor recognizes it.

一、2013年1月22日，菲律宾共和国时任政府单方面就中菲在南海的有关争议提起仲裁。2013年2月19日，中国政府郑重宣布不接受、不参与菲律宾提起的仲裁，此后多次重申此立场。2014年12月7日，中国政府发表《中华人民共和国政府关于菲律宾共和国所提南海仲裁案管辖权问题的立场文件》，指出菲律宾提起仲裁违背中菲协议，违背《联合国海洋法公约》（以下简称《公约》），违背国际仲裁一般实践，仲裁庭不具有管辖权。2015年10月29日，仲裁庭作出管辖权和可受理性问题的裁决。中国政府当即声明该裁决是无效的，没有拘束力。中国上述立场是明确的、一贯的。

1.On 22 January 2013, the then government of the Republic of the Philippines unilaterally initiated arbitration on the relevant disputes in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines. On 19 February 2013, the Chinese government solemnly declared that it neither accepts nor participates in that arbitration and has since repeatedly reiterated that position. On 7 December 2014, the Chinese government released the Position Paper of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Matter of Jurisdiction in the South China Sea Arbitration Initiated by the Republic of the Philippines, pointing out that the Philippines' initiation of arbitration breaches the agreement between the two states, violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and goes against the general practice of international arbitration, and that the Arbitral Tribunal has no jurisdiction. On 29 October 2015, the Arbitral Tribunal rendered an award on jurisdiction and admissibility. The Chinese government immediately stated that the award is null and void and has no binding force. China's positions are clear and consistent.