Despite the recent laser incident between Chinese and Philippine coast guards, Beijing described the situation in the contested Ayungin Shoal as generally 'calm,' adding that the foreign ministries of both nations have begun discussion on the matter.
Beijing insisted that Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is part of its Nansha Islands, refusing to acknowledge the 2016 arbitral ruling in The Hague, which concluded that China has no legal basis to claim historic rights to the bulk of the South China Sea.
He added that the arbitration case was “pure political drama" orchestrated by the US, which has backed the Philippines amid the laser incident. China criticized this, saying Washington brings up the MDT"at every turn in an attempt to intimidate China." Retired Justice Antonio Carpio earlier said that although China's use of laser weapons only resulted in temporary blindness, such an action constitutes an “armed attack” and that the Philippines can invoke its MDT with the United States.
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