President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday asked all parties involved in the South China Sea row to “abide by” international laws and avoid “escalating tension.”
concerning China’s alleged pointing of a radar gun at a Philippine Navy ship and the establishment of two administrative units covering Philippine territories as part of the disputed South China Sea.
As country coordinator for Asean-China dialogues, Duterte admitted facing “constraints in dealing with the deliverables,” but noted, “we must also not lose sight of the strategic interest in the [South] China Sea.”“We remain committed to working closely with the member states and China towards the early conclusion of an effective and substantive code of conduct in the South China Sea,” he added.
China and countries that have conflicting territorial claims over the South China Sea, including Asean members Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei, have been negotiating for a Code of Conduct aimed at reducing possible armed conflict. China has been insisting that its nine-dash claim showed that it owns the entire South China Sea. This claim, however, had been rejected as without basis by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in 2016.
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