With its coast guard’s activities “more robust than ever,” Beijing falsely claims its designs in the South China Sea remain above board.
“In accordance with [international law], China Coast Guard ships conduct patrol and management in waters under China’s jurisdiction to maintain maritime order and protect China’s legitimate and lawful rights and interests.”On January 30, China’s coast guard expelled Japanese ships from the contested Senkaku islands in the East China Sea.
Asked about the AMTI report, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said the country’s coast guard is operating above board. Those patrols covered several disputed maritime features, including Scarborough Shoal, 220 kilometers east of the Philippines island of Luzon, where China’s coast guard maintains a blockade.That blockadesmall-scale Philippines fisherman their fishing rights in the area, in violation of an international court ruling.
In 2013, the Philippines initiated a claim against China at the Permanent Court of Arbitration the Hague, stating that China’s sweeping claims denied the Philippines its own “historic rights” in the South China Sea.
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