MANILA – The Philippines said Thursday it was "strongly" protesting China’s creation of 2 new districts in South China Sea, as it encompasses Philippine territory and maritime zones in the West Philip
MANILA – The Philippines said Thursday it was "strongly" protesting China’s creation of 2 new districts in South China Sea, as it encompasses Philippine territory and maritime zones in the West Philippine Sea.
The DFA said that the creation of Sansha City “violates Philippine territorial sovereignty over the Kalayaan Island Group and Bajo de Masinloc, and infringes on Philippine sovereign rights over the waters and continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea.” The DFA invoked the arbitral win of the Philippines under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , saying it “has comprehensively addressed China’s excessive claims and illegal actions in the South China Sea.”
On April 23, the United States accused China of taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic by “exerting military pressure and coercing its neighbors” in the South China Sea.
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