Eviralnews,, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines this Sunday noon in response to the statements of the US ambassador in the Philippines that regarding the South China Sea that China's “nine-point line” in the South China Sea is like a “cartoon drawing”. and it is not consistent with international maritime laws, he said: We ask the US to stop fueling provocations and confrontations and respect China's sovereignty and maritime interests in the South China Sea.
The spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines stated: China's sovereignty and interests in the South China Sea are the result of our long-term historical experiences and have sufficient historical and legal foundations. China was the first country in history to discover, name, and exploit the islands and waters related to the South China Sea, and has continuously and peacefully exercised its sovereignty and management over these areas. After World War II, China reclaimed the South China Sea islands that were illegally occupied by Japan and restored its sovereignty over these islands. To strengthen the management of these islands, the Chinese government published a map with discontinuous lines (nine lines) in the South China Sea in 1948.
In China's official maps from 1948 onwards, there is a hypothetical line called the nine-point line (formerly the 11-point line), according to which 90% of the 5.3 million km South China Sea and its islands belong to China. As a result, China is in direct conflict with Brunei, Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, each of which (except Brunei) occupies parts of these islands.
He added: During World War II, the United States was involved in issuing the “Cairo Declaration” and signing the “Potsdam Declaration” and legally confirmed China's sovereignty over the islands in the South China Sea. After the war, the Chinese Navy recaptured the islands in the South China Sea using American ships. In the 1950s, the United States obtained several permits from Taiwanese authorities to operate research vessels in the South China Sea.
He continued: Now, for geopolitical reasons, the United States questions China's claims and calls the “9-point line” a “cartoon drawing”. According to these historical facts, if we consider this line as a “cartoon drawing”, did America itself not play an important role in this “cartoon”?
The spokesperson of the Chinese embassy added: America always has two positions towards international laws, in such a way that it applies them only in case of its interests and otherwise ignores them. One must ask, if the US really cares about international law, why doesn't it maintain the post-World War II international order based on the “Cairo Declaration” and the “Potsdam Declaration”? Why has it not joined the “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea” so far, but nevertheless it always uses it to put pressure on other countries and considers itself exempt from it?
He emphasized: America is not one of the parties related to the disputes in the South China Sea and has no right to interfere in the issues between China and the Philippines. We ask the US to stop fueling tensions and antagonism, respect China's sovereignty and maritime interests in the South China Sea, refrain from taking any actions that harm the peace and stability of the region, and stop creating problems in Take this area.
Previously, during Jake Sullivan's important trip to China last month, China and the United States announced in their joint statements that both sides are making serious efforts to manage the geopolitical and economic tensions between these two world powers. But only a few days after this trip, with the occurrence of a new wave of maritime tensions between China and the Philippines, as well as the positions of Washington officials, it seems that the parties are not interested in managing these tensions in practice.
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