Dapat respetohon sang tanan nga nasyon ang 2016 Permanent Court of Arbitration decision nga ginbalibadan sang China bangud sa pag-angkon sang South China Sea nga sakop sang Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Ini ang ginpahayag ni U.S Vice President Kamala Harris sa iya pagbisita sa Palawan nga amo ang isla sang Pilipinas nga malapit sa South China Sea.
“The United States is proud of our longstanding ties with the people of the Philippines. I am here in Palawan to underscore the importance of our partnership in order to create economic opportunities, protect coastal ecosystems, maintain peace and stability, and uphold international rules and norms here in the South China Sea and around the world. To the Philippine Coast Guard, you are on the frontlines of standing up for the international rules-based order,” suno kay Harris.
“As you patrol these waters, you uphold the rules and norms that are vital to the prosperity of the Filipino people, and people around the world. As the United States has long made clear: We support the 2016 ruling of the UN Arbitral Tribunal, which delivered a unanimous and final decision firmly rejecting China’s expansive South China Sea maritime claims. The tribunal’s decision is legally-binding, and must be respected,” dugang pa sini.
Ginpahayag man ni Harris nga ang pagpatuman sang international rules kag norms ang kaangay sa pagsuporta sang palangabuhian kag pagsiguro sang safety sang mga residente.
“We must stand up for principles such as respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, unimpeded lawful commerce, the peaceful resolution of disputes, and the freedom of navigation and overflight in the South China Sea, and throughout the Indo-Pacific,” suno kay Harris.
Nahibaluan nga ginbasura man sang The Hague-based Arbitration court ang expansive nine-dash theory sang China nga nagaangkon sa bug-os nga South China Sea islands, sa diin wala gina-recognize sang Beijing nga sakop sang Pilipinas ang nasambit nga isla.
