MANILA, Philippines — Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Thursday called for the rule of law to be upheld in resolving the issues surrounding the South China Sea.
The leader, in Manila for a three-day state visit, issued the appeal following his meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañang.
'Unclos has to be the legal framework within which all the activities in the oceans and seas are carried out,' he added.The Philippines is no stranger to disputes in the South China Sea, particularly its territorial row over the West Philippine Sea with China.Latest in the list of Manila's long list of issues against Beijing is the 'unjustified, illegal and reckless' maneuvers of Chinese warplanes over Bajo de Masinloc last August 9.
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