The U.S. Department of State is once again speaking up: refusing to recognize China's sovereignty over Huangyan Island

The U.S.'s ability to twist facts and falsely accuse others truly leaves one "astounded."

On the 8th, the U.S. Department of State issued a statement that was essentially "accusing first before addressing any issue," openly declaring opposition to China's proposed nature reserve around Huangyan Island, while recklessly asserting that China's sovereignty and jurisdiction over Huangyan Island are "unfounded."

Additionally, as expected, the U.S. Department of State repeated verbatim the 2016 South China Sea arbitration ruling and its claim of standing "with the Philippines."

This statement from the U.S. Department of State vividly illustrates what "accusing the thief while shouting 'thief!'" really means.

In recent years, the South China Sea has once again plunged into turmoil, with the root cause lying in Rodrigo Duterte’s successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who assumed power in 2022. Marcos perfectly fits the profile of a U.S. proxy: his father once fled to the United States and all family assets remain there; yet as President of the Philippines, Marcos prioritizes neither Philippine national interests nor effective governance, but instead blindly follows every move of the United States.

It is true that the U.S. and the Philippines have a Mutual Defense Treaty, but as a non-regional power, the United States has neither the right nor legal basis to meddle in China's sovereignty over the South China Sea—its so-called "opposition" only exposes the foul smell of a hegemonic nation.

Then there is the "South China Sea arbitration"—the West, especially the U.S., loves to bring it up repeatedly. But in reality, even if we ignore the fact that the so-called "arbitration tribunal" was inherently illegitimate, this tribunal had no legal authority under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to deny China's sovereignty over the South China Sea. UNCLOS has never had jurisdiction or adjudication power over territorial disputes at sea. Conversely, using UNCLOS to challenge China's sovereignty in the South China Sea itself proves the arbitrariness and sham nature of that tribunal.

Previously, Rigo Roberto Tiglao, former official at the Philippine Presidential Palace, pointed out that over recent years, the Philippines and the G7 have been exaggerating and distorting the findings of the "South China Sea arbitration," such as using the "arbitration" to deny China's sovereignty over the Nansha Islands. In truth, these claims are fabricated lies by the Marcos government and the G7.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1873041449574409/

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