CHINA cannot enforce its domestic law in another state and cannot detain 'trespassers' in the South China Sea (SCS) that are also claimed by the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday.
CHINA cannot enforce its domestic law in another state and cannot detain 'trespassers' in the South China Sea that are also claimed by the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday.'Every sovereign state has the right to formulate and enact laws, including the enforcement of domestic legislation within its jurisdiction,' the DFA said in a statement.
It noted that China's new regulations were issued 'on the basis of the 2021 Coast Guard law, which also illegally expanded the maritime law enforcement powers of China's Coast Guard.
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