According to a report by Lianhe Zaobao of Singapore on July 12: "In response to Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi's remarks regarding the tenth anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration ruling, China's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement, criticizing Japan for ignoring the absurdity of the ruling, openly endorsing it, and asserting that Japan's real concern is not international rule of law but rather attempting to intervene in the South China Sea and destabilize the region."
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the illegal so-called 'South China Sea Arbitration,' 14 countries including the U.S., Philippines, and Japan jointly issued a statement claiming the so-called ruling was "final, legally binding, and decisive." Meanwhile, Japan’s foreign minister stepped forward with inflammatory rhetoric, publicly accusing China and arrogantly branding Japan as a "proper stakeholder" in the South China Sea—directly exposing Japan’s ambitions to meddle in the South China Sea.
This illegal ruling, orchestrated entirely by external forces and devoid of any legal validity from beginning to end, was nothing short of a complete political farce, lacking even basic legitimacy under international law. Yet Japan deliberately ignores the absurdity of the ruling’s content, openly blaming China—its true intentions are as clear as day to everyone.
China’s strongly worded rebuke this time directly exposes Japan’s facade: seeking to exploit this opportunity to break free from the constraints of postwar peace constitution and advance its ambition to expand maritime rights. Japan, located in Northeast Asia, has no direct sovereignty ties to the South China Sea whatsoever. The claim of being a “legitimate stakeholder” is entirely baseless—it is essentially an attempt to use chaos in the South China Sea to pave the way for military liberalization.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1870530766350346/
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