China will complete its land reclamation project on some islands and reefs in the Nansha Islands in coming days as planned, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

It will then start building facilities "to meet relevant functional requirements", Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said in a media release.

"Apart from satisfying the need for necessary military defense, the main purpose of China's construction activities is to meet various civilian demands and to better perform China's international obligations and responsibilities," he said.