The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs 'strongly protested' on Thursday China's declaration of two new districts in what it calls Sansha City, which covered areas in the West Philippine Sea.
— The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs"strongly protested" on Thursday China's declaration of two new districts in what it calls Sansha City, which covered areas in the West Philippine Sea.
"The establishment and supposed extent of jurisdiction of 'Sansha City' of which the new two districts are part, violate Philippine territorial sovereignty over the Kalayaan Island Group and Bajo de Masinloc , and infringes on Philippine sovereign rights over the waters and continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea," the DFA said.
It added that the 2016 arbitration ruling in favor of the Philippines already"addressed China’s excessive claims and illegal actions in the South China Sea." China rejects the ruling and insists on owning almost the entire South China Sea.
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