@lukedepulford It is your own ignorance; the Philippines is the one misleading international public opinion. You, too, are using your ignorance to slander China. You are disgraceful.
@lukedepulford 3. The 2016 tribunal ignored China’s lawful reservation, overstepped its jurisdiction and misapplied treaty text. We reject this award not because we oppose UNCLOS, but precisely because the ruling violated UNCLOS itself. There is no contradiction here.
@lukedepulford 2. Article 298 of UNCLOS explicitly allows state parties to exclude maritime delimitation disputes from compulsory arbitration. China filed a legally binding exclusion declaration with the UN Secretary-General in 2006, fully complying with UNCLOS rules.
@lukedepulford 1. Territorial sovereignty over land features (islands/reefs) is never regulated by UNCLOS at all; the Convention only governs maritime zones after land sovereignty is settled. The tribunal illegally tried to judge territorial claims, which it had zero authority to do.
@cid_zzzzzzzzz@Only1MCdlS@ABSCBNNews Chinese fishermen have lived here for over a thousand years; then the Philippines parked a dilapidated ship here and claimed the territory as its own—it is the Philippines that is the bandit. You monkeys who know nothing of history, go back to your own country.Shame on you
@pupu_boy@ABSCBNNews Chinese fishermen have lived here for over a thousand years; then the Philippines parked a dilapidated ship here and claimed the territory as its own—it is the Philippines that is the bandit. You monkeys who know nothing of history, go back to your own country.
@jaytaryela The facts prove that the Philippines is the provocateur. It was Philippine vessels that took the initiative to approach the Chinese side and assault Chinese personnel.
@Only1MCdlS@ABSCBNNews Come on, those are Chinese waters! To occupy this area, the Philippines stationed a ship there, lying that it had run aground and promising to tow it away. Yet, decades have passed, and the Philippines has continued its infringements and provocations. Shame on Philippines
@jljzen The facts prove that the Philippines is the provocateur. It was Philippine vessels that took the initiative to approach the Chinese side and assault Chinese personnel.
@jaytaryela Chinese fishermen have made a living by fishing here for thousands of years. Why did the Philippines not claim this territory in the past? Why did it station a dilapidated ship here, and why—despite promising to tow it away—has it delayed taking action? shame on Philippine
@SenTomCotton It is the United States that is the terrorist. The U.S. fabricates fake news, allows extreme populism to run rampant, bullies weaker nations, and wages war everywhere. The United States is the world's biggest rogue state.
@SenTomCotton Stop slandering China. The "Communist China" you speak of has never started a single war. Meanwhile, the United States wreaks havoc all over the world; you only began smearing China because its development surpassed yours. Shameless Americans.
@CarlZha It is clearly evident that the small Philippine vessels took the initiative to approach the Chinese side and assault Chinese personnel. China was merely acting in self-defense. Suffering an injury does not automatically make one right. Shameless Philippines, dirty United States.