U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed a call to China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing's vast claims in the South China Sea and warned that Washington is obligated to defend treaty ally Philippines if its forces, vessels or aircraft come under attack in the disputed waters.
Protesters shout slogans to mark the sixth anniversary of the issuance of the 2016 decision by an arbitration tribunal set up under the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea after the Philippines complained against China's increasingly aggressive actions in the disputed area during a rally outside the Chinese consulate in Makati, Philippines, July 12, 2022. U.S.
“We call again on the PRC to abide by its obligations under international law and cease its provocative behaviour,” Blinken said, using the acronym of China’s formal name. Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo said Tuesday that the arbitration ruling would be a pillar of the new administration’s policy and actions in the disputed region and rejected attempts to undermine the “indisputable” decision.
China would likely frown on the policy stance declared by Manalo for the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office June 30 after a landslide electoral victory. Marcos Jr. has upheld the arbitration ruling and said he would not allow even one “square millimetre” of Philippine waters to be trampled upon.
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