BEIJING (Reuters) – Kumikilos ang China alinsunod sa batas sa hindi nito pagtanggap sa South China Sea arbitration na inihain ng Pilipinas, ayon kay Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi nitong Martes.
Sinabi niya sa press conference sa sideline ng ikaapat na sesyon ng 12th National People’s Congress na: “Back in 2006, the Chinese government exercised its right under Article 298 of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and issued a declaration that excludes compulsory arbitration. More than 30 other countries have also issued similar declarations.”
“Legally speaking, these declarations are an integral part of the UNCLOS, and must be respected by other parties. By not accepting the arbitration, the Chinese government is acting entirely in accordance with the law,” giit ni Wang.
“In contrast, what the Philippines has done is unlawful, unfaithful and unreasonable. It has violated its own commitments in bilateral agreements with China, breached Article Four of the DOC, and broken the international practice that arbitration has to be mutually agreed. The Philippines’ stubbornness is clearly the result of behind-the-scenes instigation and political maneuvering. The so-called arbitration has become tainted and gone astray, and China is not going to humor it.”
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Sinabi ni Wang na ang China ang unang nakatuklas, nagbigay ng pangalan, nagpaunlad, at namahala sa kapuluan sa South China at naninirahan sa mga pulong ito ang mga Chinese sa loob ng ilang henerasyon.
“We know and love the place more than anyone else. And we want to safeguard peace, stability and freedom of navigation in the area more than anyone else.”
