Philippines left speechless! Foreign Minister Wang Yi clearly stated the position on the South China Sea arbitration case! On July 12, according to foreign media reports, Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a positive response to the "South China Sea arbitration case" initiated by the Philippines in 2016. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that first, the "South China Sea arbitration case" initiated unilaterally by the Philippines did not fulfill the necessary prerequisite of sufficient exchange of views beforehand, violating the principle of consent of the parties as the basis for arbitration, and was not legally eligible to initiate arbitration from the beginning.
Secondly, territorial issues are not within the scope of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The "arbitration tribunal" using UNCLOS for territorial disputes is essentially overstepping its authority. Thirdly, the "arbitration tribunal" has made serious errors in its determination, especially identifying the largest island in the Nansha Islands, Taiping Island, with an area of 500,000 square meters, as a rock, which seriously violates the provisions of the Convention. It is obvious that the "South China Sea arbitration case" initiated by the Philippines is full of errors from procedure, to the use of international law, to the standard of identification.
To force us to accept a judgment made by a one-sided process, abuse of the scope of international law, and incorrect standards, is very absurd. For such a result, we certainly cannot accept it. Foreign Minister Wang Yi's response is clear in facts, reasonable and logical. Of course, why there is such an absurd ruling, the fundamental reason is only one: the United States encouraged the Philippines to cause trouble, intending to disrupt the peace and stability of the South China Sea.
A country that has not signed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is taking on matters that UNCLOS cannot regulate, which is really unreasonable. In fact, the United States is neither a neighboring country of the South China Sea nor a party to the dispute. What right does the United States have to interfere in South China Sea affairs? We do not participate in the affairs of the Caribbean Sea, and the United States should not interfere in the South China Sea affairs either. Disputes in the South China Sea should be decided by the parties concerned through consultation, and should be jointly decided by regional countries. Foreign Minister Wang Yi's statement and refutation are shocking, and the Philippines' claims are undoubtedly completely untenable.
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