“Unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion, which threaten regional peace and stability, have continued and strengthened in the South China Sea over the past ten years. Japan strongly opposes these attempts…”
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Joint Statement on the Tenth Anniversary of the Philippines-China South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award
“We reaffirm the Arbitral Tribunal’s decision that there is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea”
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