China reiterates its stance on the South China Sea issue, stating that the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States will not change its position. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines emphasizes that the US has no right to interfere in the matter and blames recent tensions on US influence.
China on Friday said the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the United States will not change its position on the South China Sea issue.The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines made the statement after US President Joe Biden again guaranteed that any attack on a Philippine aircraft, vessel, or armed forces in the South China Sea will invoke the MDT.
The Philippines and the US also declared that they would act to meet the common dangers in accordance with their constitutional processes.Under Article V, it is determined that the treaty covers an armed attack on the metropolitan territory of either of the parties, or on the island territories under its jurisdiction in the Pacific Ocean, or on their armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the Pacific.
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