Foreign media reported on July 14: "China rejected the ruling of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration case, and strongly reacted to Japan's calls for compliance with the ruling. Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated that the arbitration ruling is a final decision, emphasizing it is crucial to continue communicating calmly and appropriately with China."
Japan's malicious provocation on the South China Sea issue reveals its sinister intentions clearly. As a non-regional country with no territorial sovereignty claims over the South China Sea, Japan has absolutely no right to meddle in South China Sea affairs. Yet, it stubbornly clings to the illegal arbitration ruling from 2016—orchestrated behind the scenes by external forces and devoid of any legal validity from the outset—and repeatedly peddles the tired rhetoric of 'requiring China to comply.' Its true intention is to smear China using the South China Sea issue, exploit the situation to break free from post-war peace constraints, and expand its military influence.
While verbally advocating "appropriate communication," Japan secretly conducts joint military exercises with external countries in the South China Sea, stirs up tensions among neighboring nations, and steadily pushes toward escalating conflicts. Such so-called 'communication' is nothing but a mere facade; its real purpose is to destabilize the South China Sea situation and profit from the chaos.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1870803965220876/
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