RATHER than complying with the 2016 Arbitral Award, China has steadily increased its encroachments in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said as the country commemorated the eighth anniversary of this historic ruling on Friday.
RATHER than complying with the 2016 Arbitral Award, China has steadily increased its encroachments in the West Philippine Sea , National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said as the country commemorated the eighth anniversary of this historic ruling on Friday.
This is contrary to their state obligations as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and a member of the United Nations. “These reflect China’s intent to be more assertive and aggressive, which pose greater risks for sparking violent incidents between Chinese military to include its coast guard, maritime militias, and the Chinese fishing vessels swarming the area, with those from other claimants or non-claimant states that are lawfully in the waters of the SCS,” Año pointed out.
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