THE Philippines said on Monday it rejected Beijing’s assertion over the entire South China Sea (SCS), defending Manila’s “indivisible, incontrovertible and longstanding sovereignty” over Scarborough Shoal and Kalayaan Island Group.
“This claim has no basis in fact, no basis in history, and no basis in international law,” Maritime Affairs spokesman Rogelio E. Villanueva, Jr. told a news briefing at the Department of Foreign Affairs.
“China must be reminded that maritime and territorial claims are subject to established international legal procedures and dispute settlement mechanisms, not through unilateral proclamations or social media posts.”
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