Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said in a statement that China is firmly opposed to the U.S. statement and has lodged solemn representations with the U.S. side.
The U.S. statement turned a blind eye to the facts and endorsed an award that is illegal and invalid, Lu said, stressing the U.S. act went against the spirit of rule of law as well as the basic norms of international law and international relations.
- The U.S. statement also went against its declaration of not taking sides on issues concerning territorial disputes, he added.
Lu said that the U.S. side is always selective when it comes to the application of international law: citing international law when it sees fit and discarding international law when it sees otherwise. "It keeps urging others to abide by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) while refusing to ratify the convention to this day. What makes the United States think that it is in a position to make all these irresponsible remarks against others? " said Lu.
He urged the U.S. side to think over its words and deeds, stop fanning fires for the illegal arbitration and meddling up the South China Sea, and put an end to undermining China's sovereignty and security interests and escalating regional tensions.
Earlier in the day, the U.S. State Department said that the award was binding on both parties and that the U.S. expected China and the Philippines both to comply with their obligations under it, said an AP report.
[Xinhua -china.org.cn]
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ReplyDeleteLa Chine a mis en garde contre les risques de "conflit" en mer de Chine méridionale et affirmé son droit d'y créer une zone de défense aérienne mercredi, réagissant avec colère au jugement international qui considère sans fondement ses revendications sur l'essentiel de cette région stratégique.
La décision rendue mardi par la Cour d'arbitrage permanente (CPA) de la Haye est accablante pour Pékin. Elle fournit des munitions diplomatiques considérables aux Philippines, à l'origine de la procédure d'arbitrage, mais aussi à d'autres voisins qui s'opposent de longue date aux prétentions territoriales chinoises.
La sentence d'arbitrage est "un papier bon à jeter", a réagi le vice-ministre chinois des Affaires étrangères Liu Zhenmin, affirmant le "droit" de Pékin d'instaurer "zone d'identification de la défense aérienne" (Adiz) dans la région.
Que Pékin mette en place cette zone, qui verrait les avions civils contraints de s'identifier auprès de contrôleurs militaires, "dépend du niveau de menace que nous subissons".
La Chine avait proclamé une Adiz en 2013 sur une grande partie de la mer de Chine orientale, entre la Corée du Sud et Taïwan, suscitant l'ire de la communauté internationale.....france24.com
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ReplyDelete"On whether China will set up an air defence zone over the South China Sea, what we have to make clear first is that China has the right to," Liu Zhenmin, the vice foreign minister, told reporters in Beijing on Wednesday.
"But whether we need one in the South China Sea depends on the level of of threats we face." ....aljazeera.com
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