The United States on Friday (Thursday in Washington, D.C.) reiterated its call for China to abide by the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that invalidated Beijing’s excessive nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea.
The United States on Friday reiterated its call for China to abide by the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that invalidated Beijing’s excessive nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea.
“Secretary Blinken also underscored the importance of freedom of navigation and respect for international law in the South China Sea, and reiterated calls on the People’s Republic of China to abide by the 2016 arbitration ruling issued pursuant to the Law of the Sea Convention,” State Department Spokesman Ned Price said in a statement posted on the department’s official website.
Aside from the South China Sea and freedom of navigation, Blinken and Locsin also discussed the COVID-19 cooperation and response, economic engagement, and the thorny issue of human rights.wrote Blinken a letter to clarify the Biden administration’s strategy for addressing the Duterte government’s pattern of human rights violations.
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