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‘Ch wants respect, but bullies Ph’
By Nidz Godino
“While China wants international community to respect their self-drawn nine-dash line and eleven-dash line, they do not respect us and continue to intrude in our declared 200-mile economic zone,” quad committee overall chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers observed accused China of implementing double standard with its “expansionist” conduct in West Philippine Sea (WPS), demanding respect but continuing its bullying of Philippines and other neighboring countries.
The Surigao del Norte second district congressman further claimed Beijing repeatedly “ignores decision of United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) on issue” Manila won in July 2016.
In a statement, entitled “China wants respect over their WPS claims but disrespects Philippines, other Asian country-claimants in the region,” Barbers assailed China’s “expansionist” policies and its “bullying tactics by “questioning and trying to meddle over country’s laws and policies.”
The chairman of the House committee on dangerous drugs issued statement following protests by Chinese government over President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent signing of two maritime laws Republic Acts 12064 and 12065 both aimed at reinforcing country’s rights over its maritime zones.
“While China wanted us to respect their claims in West Philippine Sea… were without historical and legal basis, they continuously disrespect us on our own claims and position on the matter,” Barbers said.
He said after “videotaped incidents of bullying, using water cannons, ramming ships and causing injuries” to some Philippine Coast Guard personnel, China is now trying to object, meddle, intimidate and stop us from adopting and implementing laws and policies over our maritime zones.
“Hague-based decision, constituted under UNCLOS, ruled China’s claim of historic rights to resources in areas falling within its invisible demarcation in WPS ‘had no basis in law and is without legal effect,’” Barbers stressed.
He also said 135-member-state UNCLOS, arbitral ruling, has upheld Philippine’s sovereign rights and jurisdiction in its exclusive 200-mile economic zone.
“China wanted Philippines to respect its unfounded claims in West Philippine Sea, but they manifestly disrespect our position on this issue and decision of UNCLOS on the matter,” Barbers said.
Marcos has stated Philippines stays firm in its position on country’s sovereignty in WPS, despite China’s objection to passage of new maritime and archipelagic sea lane laws.
Beijing said Manila should respect China’s territorial sovereignty, maritime rights and interests, immediately stop taking unilateral action, and earnestly maintain peace and stability in South China Sea.
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