President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino has warned that China’s illegal placement of an oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf despite Vietnamese and international oppositions shows that Beijing may seek to repeat such an act in other waters in the East Sea, thus worsening instabilities in the region.
In an interview with the UK’s Financial Times, Aquino said China is playing a dangerous game that could spiral out of control, hurting diplomatic ties and potentially escalating into clashes.
He added that he has received reports about the recent intrusion by a Chinese survey ship in the East Sea.
What happens to Vietnam may also happen to the Philippines, he said.
He urged China to stop unilateral actions that contravened the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) it signed together with ASEAN in 2002. He said ASEAN members should present a stronger and clearer voice about how to resolve such disputes in line with international law.
Meanwhile, world commentators affirmed that Beijing’s unilateral action is a wrong step that damages China ’s prestige in the international arena.
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post recently ran an article titled “Beijing’s dangerous arrogance in the South China Sea” by veteran commentator Philip Bowring, in which he said China's current behaviour vis-à-vis its East Sea neighbours is aggressive and arrogant.
Sharing the same view, columnist Brad Glosserman commented in the US publication “The National Interest” that China has suffered damage to its prestige as it is now seen as the orchestrator of regional instability.-VNA
In an interview with the UK’s Financial Times, Aquino said China is playing a dangerous game that could spiral out of control, hurting diplomatic ties and potentially escalating into clashes.
He added that he has received reports about the recent intrusion by a Chinese survey ship in the East Sea.
What happens to Vietnam may also happen to the Philippines, he said.
He urged China to stop unilateral actions that contravened the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) it signed together with ASEAN in 2002. He said ASEAN members should present a stronger and clearer voice about how to resolve such disputes in line with international law.
Meanwhile, world commentators affirmed that Beijing’s unilateral action is a wrong step that damages China ’s prestige in the international arena.
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post recently ran an article titled “Beijing’s dangerous arrogance in the South China Sea” by veteran commentator Philip Bowring, in which he said China's current behaviour vis-à-vis its East Sea neighbours is aggressive and arrogant.
Sharing the same view, columnist Brad Glosserman commented in the US publication “The National Interest” that China has suffered damage to its prestige as it is now seen as the orchestrator of regional instability.-VNA
