China said Friday that the country would allow the Philippines to deliver "necessary supplies" to a grounded Philippine Navy vessel on Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. "However, the Philippines should not use this as an excuse to ship construction materials to the deliberately grounded warship in an attempt to permanently occupy the Ren'ai Reef," China foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press conference in Beijing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES