'The said baselines have no legal basis and are not binding on the Philippines,' says the Department of Foreign Affairs
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, November 13, that it summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to protest China’s newly-released baselines around Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal. “The said baselines infringe upon Philippine sovereignty and contravene international law, particularly the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the 2016 Arbitral Award. The said baselines have no legal basis and are not binding on the Philippines,” she added.
Beijing had earlier summoned Philippine Ambassador Jaime FlorCruz the same day the laws were signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, November 8.of “territorial waters” around Scarborough Shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island.
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