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16 sentences in 6 speeches for South China Sea
Download CSVChina · · Day 6 · 5 sentences
- In the course of history, Japanese militarists brazenly launched wars of aggression and committed numerous heinous crimes, including the illegal occupation of China's islands and reefs in the South China Sea, inflicting immense suffering on the people of China and the region.
- Regarding the statement by the Philippines on September 26th, China's consistently maintained that the UN is not the appropriate forum to discuss the South China Sea issue.
- China's position on the South China Sea arbitration is consistent and clear.
- The fact is that the award not only cannot solve maritime issues between China and the Philippines, but has increasingly become a tool for the Philippines to expand its territorial and maritime claims, aggravating regional tension and becoming a stumbling block to China-Philippines relations and to peace and stability in the South China Sea.
China · · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- In response to the statement of the Philippines, China once again reiterates that the award in the South China Sea arbitration is illegal, null, and void.
- First, the China-Philippines dispute in South China Sea are in essence issues of territorial and maritime delimitation.
- The South China Sea arbitration is a natural example in international law of the sea, no matter how the Philippines portrays or whitewash it, the fact of it being illegal, null and void, ultra virus and reactionary in nature remains unchanged.
- We urge the Philippines to stop playing up the issue in the multilateral fora, return promptly to the right track of bilateral consultations, work with China to manage differences in the South China Sea, and work together to safeguard peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Philippines · · Day 6 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, the Philippines exercises its right of reply to the statement of the delegation of China concerning the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award.
- The Philippines recalls the UNCLOS and the award are the twin anchors for our policy and actions in the South China Sea.
- We call on China to do the same and to comply with UNCLOS and the final and binding 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award.
Philippines · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Czechia · Petr Pavel · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 1 sentence