SEN. Ana Theresia 'Risa' Hontiveros said on Friday that by ignoring the growing consensus coalescing around the Philippine victory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) arbitral ruling, the Chinese government further isolates itself from the international community.
'The world has spoken: the territorial claims embodied in the so-called '9-dash line' have no basis in history or international law. Despite the name, the South China Sea is not Chinese, and the Chinese government has no special authority therein, other than as provided for in the UNCLOS ,' said Hontiveros on the statement of the Chinese Embassy in Manila regarding the landmark arbitral ruling that was issued on 2016.
The lady senator said that China's call for the rest of the world to stay out of the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea and respect its 'territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests' is the height of hypocrisy, as the Chinese government itself all too willingly violates the sovereignty, rights, and interests of other claimant countries when it thinks it can get away with it.
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