Chinese military: Pinas walang historical claims sa WPS

MANILA, Philippines- Iginiit ng Chinese military official nitong Huwebes na walang historical claims ang Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea, hindi tulad ng China.

Sinabi ni Wu Qian, tagapagsalita ng China’s Defense Ministry, na alam ng Pilipinas na ang saklaw ng teritoryo nito ay tinutukoy lamang ng mga sumusunod:

• “1898 Treaty of Peace Between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Spain (Treaty of Paris),

• the 1900 Treaty Between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America for Cession of Outlying Islands of the Philippines (Treaty of Washington)

• and the 1930 Convention Between the United States of America and Great Britain Delimiting the Boundary Between the Philippine Archipelago and the State of North Borneo (1930 Convention between the US and UK)”

Ang Nansha Qundao at Huangyan Dao—kilala sa Pilipinas bilang Ayungin at Scarborough Shoals—”are far beyond the scope of Philippine territory defined by the above-mentioned treaties,” ani Wu.

Inihayag ng Chinese official na ang China ang may mahabang claim sa mga isla sa West Philippine Sea.

Aniya, sila pa ang unang nakadiskubre “named and exploited by China and had long been under China’s jurisdiction since the early years of the Ming Dynasty.”

“Japan had stolen Diaoyu Dao during the Sino-Japanese War. In accordance with such international legal documents as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, Diaoyu Dao was returned to China in terms of international law,” dagdag nito.

Sinabi ni Wu na kinikilala ito ng international community.

“It’s a pure wishful thinking of the Japanese side to stir up disputes over the sovereignty of Diaoyu Dao and fish in troubled waters,” patuloy ng opisyal.

Gayundin, hindi kinilala ni Wu ang arbitral award sa South China Sea, na base sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) na pinagtibay din ng China.

Wika niya, ang award “is nothing more than a piece of waste paper,” at ang tribunal “violated the principle of state consent, exercised its jurisdiction ultra vires, and rendered an award in disregard of the law.”

“The arbitration violates UNCLOS and general international law. The rendered award is illegal, null and void,” giit niya at idinagdag na “China does not accept or recognize the award.” RNT/SA