路透社记者：中国为什么不允许外国记者访问南海岛礁？中国南海岛礁建设目的是什么？
The Reuters: Why doesn't China allow foreign journalists to visit its South China Sea islands and reefs? What is the purpose of China's construction on the islands and reefs?
王毅：南沙群岛是中国的固有领土，只要是炎黄子孙，都守土有责。中国从来没有也不会提出新的领土要求。
Wang Yi: The Nansha Islands are China's integral territory. Every Chinese has an obligation to defend them. China has not and will not make any new territorial claims.
中国在自己的岛礁上建设防御设施，是履行国际法赋予的自保权。中国不是在南沙最早部署武器的国家，也不是部署武器最多的国家，更不是军事活动最频繁的国家，"军事化"这顶帽子扣不到中国头上，有更合适的国家可以戴。
In building defense facilities on our own islands and reefs, China is exercising its right to self-preservation under international law. China is not the first country to have deployed weapons in the Nansha, we are not the country that has deployed the most weapons, and we are not the country that conducts the most frequent military activities. China cannot be accused of "militarization"; the label is more suited to some other countries.
中国在南海岛礁上建设的不仅是必要防御设施，更多的是民用设施，是向国际社会提供公共产品。等设施建设完成，具备条件后，我们会考虑邀请外国记者去参观访问。
In addition to building necessary defense facilities on the Nansha and more importantly, China is building civilian facilities to provide public goods to the international community. When the construction is completed and the condition is ripe, we will consider inviting foreign journalists to visit the islands and reefs.
作为南海最大沿岸国，中国最希望维护南海的航行自由。在中国和本地区国家共同努力下，南海现在是世界上最自由和安全的航道之一。我想在这里提醒的是，航行自由不等于横行自由。如果有人想把南海搅浑，把亚洲搞乱，中国不会答应，本地区绝大多数国家也不会允许。
China is the largest country bordering the South China Sea, so we hope, more than any other country, to uphold the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. Thanks to the concerted efforts of China and other regional countries, it is one of the freest and safest sea lanes in the world. I want to remind some people that the freedom of navigation does not give them a license to do whatever they want. If someone wants to muddy the waters or to destabilize Asia, China will not agree to it and the overwhelming majority of countries in the region will not allow it to happen.
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