The two East Asian nations echo statements made after the Camp David Trilateral Summit in August on China's 'dangerous and aggressive' behavior in the South China Sea
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“Japan believes that the issue concerning the South China Sea is directly related to the peace and stability of the region and is a legitimate concern of the international community including Japan,” added Japan’s MOFA in its October 23, Monday statement. During an October 22 routine resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre, the Philippines’ outpost in Ayungin Shoal, China Coast Guard and Chinese Maritime Militia tried to block Philippine vessels from bringing supplies and other materials to a small team of Marines stationed in the grounded World War 2 battleship.
In September 2023, more than a month after the meetings at Camp David, senior diplomats from South Korea, China, and Japan promised that its leaders would hold another trilateral meeting, a continuation of a yearly tradition that started in 2008 but stopped after 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In another summit with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in attendance, Marcos said that “practical cooperation in the maritime domain can only flourish with an enabling environment of regional peace, security, and stability, anchored in international law.” Manila has been trying to balance its relations with Beijing – pushing back in the West Philippine Sea, even as it fosters good ties in other aspects of its bilateral relationship.
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