U.S. Secretary of State announces statement condemning China over the South China Sea

As China's claim that it has jurisdiction over the South China Sea has been rejected in an international arbitration trial five years ago, the US Biden administration has decided not to accept the judgment of the trial. I made a statement to blame.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement on the 11th, entitled "Five years have passed since the decision of the arbitral tribunal on the South China Sea."

"Nowhere is the rule-based maritime order threatened as much as the South China Sea. China continues to intimidate coastal nations in Southeast Asia, threatening freedom of navigation in this important world path." He blamed China's stance of not accepting its judgment.

Furthermore, he emphasized that attacks on the Philippine military and ships in the South China Sea would be subject to the enforcement of a military agreement with the Philippines, and strongly restrained China.

The former Trump administration in the United States changed its position in July last year to urge the parties to resolve the sovereignty dispute over the South China Sea, and agreed with the decision of an international arbitral tribunal that rejected China's claim. The policy has been set out to make it happen, and the Byden administration has shown a stance of following this.

In response, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said at a press conference on the 12th, "The United States has undermined the peace and stability of the region and is extremely irresponsible, and China has expressed strong dissatisfaction and decisive opposition to America's misconduct. I will do it. "

US "Freedom of Navigation" Operation Implemented China Strong Opposition

The United States Navy's Seventh Fleet announced on the 12th that it had carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation to navigate destroyers around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, where China and others claim sovereignty. He reiterated his stance against China's claims.

In response, a spokesman for the Southern Theater Command of the Chinese Army said, "Warning and driving away American destroyers that invaded China's territorial waters without permission. We urge the United States to stop these provocations immediately. I strongly repelled as such.