Malacañang refused to dip its hands on the reported US sanctions against Chinese officials responsible for Beijing’s military build-up in the highly-contested South China Sea.
“Alam ninyo po iyang desisyon kung sinong papapasukin sa teritoryo ng isang bansa ay desisyon po iyan ng isang soberenyang bansa. So nirirespeto po natin iyang desisyon na iyan at hindi na po kinakailangang komentuhan,” Roque said in a televised Palace press briefing.
Last month, Pompeo accused China of “bullying” its smaller neighbors, including the Philippines, by continuing its military operations in the contested waterways.in the South China Sea maritime dispute elates Manila’s top diplomat, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr., saying that the presence of the Western power benefits the Philippines.
Nonetheless, Roque assured that President Rodrigo Duterte will push for the Philippines’ interest amid the growing tension between the two superpowers. “Malinaw po ang posisyon ng ating Presidente. Ang itataguyod po niya ay ang pang-national na interest ng Pilipinas sa gitna po ng banggaan ng dalawang dambuhalang mga bansa,” the Palace official said.China has been pushing for its expansive claims in the South China Sea, refusing to recognize the 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration which invalidated its ambitious nine-dash line feature which virtually owns the entire body of water.
Meanwhile, Duterte has chosen to shelve the PCA ruling in exchange for Chinese economic perks to help fund his administration’s infrastructure projects even as the Asian powerhouse continues its military activities within the Philippine territory.
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