“As has been proven, properly handling this issue is in the interest of both China and the Philippines and regional peace and stability,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday said that the President has a standing order for the Philippine military to stay out of naval exercises with other navies in the South China Sea except if these were within 12 miles from Philippine shores.
He has also swept aside an international tribunal ruling that declared China’s mythical nine-dash line claim to the whole of South China Sea as invalid and its incursions into the maritime territories of the Philippines and other countries as illegal. Beijing continues to reject the ruling. “America stands with our Southeast Asian allies and partners in protecting their sovereign rights to offshore resources, consistent with their rights and obligations under international law,” he said.Maritime expert Jay Batongbacal said Duterte’s decision to ban the Philippine military from joining multilateral naval drills would mean a loss of opportunity to improve its capabilities.
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