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September 2, 2024, 10:16 amThe Group of Seven countries expressed strong support for the Philippines following the latest collision incident near Escoda or Sabina Shoal, reiterating their strong condemnation of China’s “destabilizing” actions against Manila’s vessels in the West Philippine and South China Seas.
“The PRC’s unlawful claims of ‘territorial sovereignty’ over ocean areas where no land territory exists, and its increasingly aggressive actions to enforce them, threaten the freedoms of navigation and overflight of all nations,” Miller said. The European Union also released a statement supporting the Philippines. It denounced the collision incident as an “endangerment to the safety of life at sea” and a violation of the right to freedom of navigation and overflight, rights that all nations are entitled to under international law.
Japan, South Korea, France, Australia, and New Zealand also called out China and urged it to respect international laws, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Award, which is legally binding on the parties.
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