Because now that the tribunal has ruled, ‘yung arbitral decision says that, and if China would insist on a space domain, that you have to identify yourself before you can cross that vast sea there. It has reacted angrily to calls by Western countries and Japan for the decision to be adhered to.
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Duterte, who took office has said he wants better relations with China and to bring Chinese investment for important infrastructure projects.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr (left) shakes hands with Mongolia’s former vice foreign minister Choinkhor Jalbuu at Chinggis Khaan International Airport for the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit of Heads of State and Government in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on July 14, 2016. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, Lu Kang, stated that he was clearly “shocked” by her remarks. In response, Calida said: “Certainly we will not do something illegal or unconstitutional”.
China claims much of the South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of trade moves annually.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that they hope “Australia should firmly abide by the promise not to hold a position when there is a territorial dispute”.
The statement did not elaborate.
Beijing has laid claims on about 90 percent of the South China Sea, incensing its South Asian neighbors including Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines, which are allies of the United States. Kondapalli said, in 1914, the Simla Conference, which resulted in the MacMahon Line, was initialled by Chen Yifan from the nationalist government.
However, the ambassador added that Beijing was committed to negotiate with other parties regarding the South China Sea issues.
Even after a formal protest from the Chinese, the Australian foreign minister refused to back down.
China has rejected this week’s ruling by the permanent court of arbitration in The Hague that it has no historical title over the South China Sea and that it has violated the Philippines’ economic and sovereign rights. “The award is a historic win not only for the Philippines…it renews humanity’s faith in a rules based global order”, Calida told a forum. It’s a decision that is about maritime rights under that convention. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said late on Thursday he wanted to start talks with China, although he suggested some careful thinking would be needed first.
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