GT investigates: Why Philippine maritime zones bill is an 'egregious law' that will only escalate tensions in South China Sea
2024-03-08 10:17:04 source：Global Times
March 6, 2024
The Philippines has recently advanced the domestic legislation of the "Maritime Zones Act" in an attempt to put a legal veneer on its illegal claims and actions in the South China Sea.
Experts have called it an "egregious act" as it will create more risks and confrontations, like opening a Pandora's Box, making the situation more complex in the South China Sea.
This so-called Act goes against the provisions of international law, including the UN Charter and UNCLOS, and against the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, they pointed out.
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