The Philippines on Monday urged other countries to ignore the threat of China to arrest foreigners who will enter the South China Sea (SCS).
The Philippines on Monday urged other countries to ignore the threat of China to arrest foreigners who will enter the South China Sea .“We call on all maritime states particularly our neighbors like Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia to ignore these illegal regulations and sail in these waters to the extent that international law allows,” National Task Force West Philippine Sea spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said in a press conference.
Therefore, the Chinese Coast Guard has no authority to conduct encroachment regulations in the EEZs of its neighbors,” he added.According to Malaya, China’s new regulation is provocative, escalatory, and increases tensions in the South China Sea. He added that China just wants to scare its Asian neighbors and stop them from fishing in the area.
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