Ministry of National Defense: The US-Japan-Philippines joint statement ignores the facts and confuses right and wrong – China Military Network

Ministry of National Defense: US-Japan-Philippines joint statement ignores facts and confuses right and wrong

Ministry of National Defense: the US-Japan-Philippine joint statement disregards facts and confuses right with wrong

On the afternoon of April 25, the Ministry of National Defense held a regular press conference. Colonel Wu Qian, Director of the Information Bureau of the Ministry of National Defense and Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, answered reporters’ questions.

reporter:According to reports, the US-Japan-Philippines summit recently issued a joint statement, expressing “serious concern” over the situation at Second Thomas Shoal and China’s “dangerous and aggressive” behavior in the South China Sea and East China Sea, urging China to abide by the South China Sea arbitration ruling, and calling for a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue. what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?

Question: It is reported that leaders of Japan, the Philippines, and the United States issued a joint statement and expressed “serious concerns” regarding the situation at Ren’ai Jiao, and over China’s “dangerous and aggressive” behavior in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. They called on China to abide by the arbitral ruling about the South China Sea and called for a peaceful resolution of the Taiwan question. What’s your comment on this?

Wu Qian:The US-Japan-Philippines joint statement ignores facts, confuses right and wrong, and makes groundless accusations against China. We express strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to this.

Wu Qian: The US-Japan-Philippines joint statement disregards facts and confuses right with wrong, and makes groundless accusations against China. We strongly deplore and firmly oppose it.

China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea Islands and adjacent waters, which has sufficient historical and legal basis. The territorial scope of the Philippines is determined by the 1898 Spanish-American Peace Treaty, the 1900 Spanish-American Treaty Concerning the Cession of the Outlying Islands of the Philippines, and the 1930 Treaty Concerning the Delimitation of the Boundary Between British North Borneo and the American Philippines. After being confirmed by a series of international treaties, China’s Nansha Islands and Scarborough Shoal have never been included. The Philippines is fully aware of this.

China has indisputable sovereignty over Nanhai Zhudao and its adjacent waters, which is solidly grounded in history and the law. The scope of the Philippines’ territory is defined by the 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 Philippines Archipelago and the State of North Borneo (1930 Convention between the US and UK) and a series of international treaties. Nansha Qundao and Huangyan Dao are far beyond the scope of Philippine territory defined by the above-mentioned treaties. The Philippine side knows all these very well.

Diaoyu Island and its affiliated islands have been Chinese territory since ancient times. They were first discovered, named and utilized by the Chinese. They have been within the jurisdiction of China’s coastal defense since the early Ming Dynasty. Japan took advantage of the Sino-Japanese War to steal the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islands. According to international legal documents such as the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, the Diaoyu Islands have been returned to China under international law. This is public opinion. Japan wants to fish in troubled waters on the issue of sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands, which is completely wishful thinking.

Diaoyu Dao and its affiliated islands are China’s inherent territory since ancient times. They were first discovered, 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. This has long been a recognized fact of the 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.

The so-called award in the South China Sea arbitration case is a piece of waste paper. The arbitral tribunal in the South China Sea Arbitration violated the principle of “state consent”, went beyond its jurisdiction and made a wrongful judgment, which seriously violated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and general international law. The award made is of course illegal and invalid. China will never accept or recognize it. By the way, the United States has a very bad historical record when it comes to accepting international arbitration. Not to mention illegal arbitration, it is a legal award, and the United States has refused to accept it many times. We ask the US to seriously reflect on itself before blaming others.

The so-called award of the South China Sea arbitration is nothing more than a piece of waste paper. The arbitral tribunal violated the principle of state consent, exercised its jurisdiction ultra vires, and rendered an award in disregard of the law. UNLOS and general international law. The rendered award is illegal, null and void. China does not accept or recognize the award. By the way, the US itself has a terrible record of delivering on international arbitration. It rejects to accept legitimate arbitrations multiple times , let alone illegal ones like this. We ask the US side to reflect on itself thoroughly before pointing its fingers at others.

The Taiwan issue is purely China’s internal affair and does not tolerate any external interference. The governments of the United States, Japan and the Philippines have all made solemn commitments to China on the Taiwan issue. We demand that the above-mentioned countries honor their commitments, immediately stop interfering in China’s internal affairs, and stop undermining regional peace and stability. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army will, as always, resolutely defend its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, and resolutely maintain regional peace and stability.

The Taiwan question is purely China’s internal affair and brooks no external interference. The US, Japanese, and Philippine governments have all made solemn commitments to China on the Taiwan question. We urge the above-mentioned countries to honor their words, immediately stop interfering in China’s internal affairs and undermining regional peace and stability. The PLA will as always resolutely safeguard our territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests and uphold regional peace and stability.