On Wednesday, July 12, the 7th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea, Washington called on China to follow international law and stop 'routine harassment' of foreign patrollers. | ManilaBulletin READ:
The United States urged China to follow international law and stop its "routine harassment" of foreign personnel patrolling the vast South China Sea as Washington's commemorated on Wednesday, July 12, the 7th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on the contested water.
"We continue to urge Beijing to comport its maritime claims with international law as reflected in the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention [and] cease its routine harassment of claimant state vessels lawfully operating in their respective exclusive economic zones," Washington said in a statement issued by its State Department.
The US has been supportive of the Philippines' territorial integrity over the West Philippine Sea, based on the 2016 Arbitral Award and the UNCLOS.
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