US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also calls out China's 'assertion of ‘territorial sovereignty’' in areas under the jurisdiction of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei
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The tribunal deemed China’s sweeping claim of almost all the South China Sea invalid, and scored Beijing for its island-making activities in disputed waters, which destroyed the marine environment. China did not participate in the arbitration and has refused to recognize the ruling. Blinken said the US was concerned over China’s “assertion of ‘territorial sovereignty’ over vast areas that are clearly within the maritime jurisdiction of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei, and where high seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply under international law.”
“The EU views the 2016 Arbitral Award as legally binding upon the parties to the proceedings, including the important finding that the Second Thomas Shoal is within the exclusive economic zone and continental shelf of the Philippines. All parties involved must respect and honor the award,” the bloc said in a statement, adding that it “supports” efforts to finalize a code of conduct between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China.
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