Reuters-China urges Philippines to end provocations in South China Sea
October 9, 2023 2 min 390 words
这则报道再次凸显了南海地区紧张局势，中国再次敦促菲律宾停止在南海进行所谓的“挑衅”，声称这些行为侵犯了中国的领土主权，违反了国际法，破坏了地区的和平与稳定。菲律宾的领土范围由一系列国际条约界定，而这个环礁从未属于菲律宾的领土，中国外交部在一份强烈措辞的声明中这样说道。 最近几个月，菲律宾一直在向其驻扎在二战时期的运输船改建的军事前哨点上的部队运送补给物资，这导致中国海警一再派遣舰船阻止这些补给任务。中国声称对南海几乎整个地区拥有主权，并指出其地图上的一条线切入了越南、菲律宾、马来西亚、文莱和印度尼西亚的专属经济区，但2016年国际仲裁庭判定中国地图上的这条线没有法律依据，而北京则予以拒绝。 这个环礁在菲律宾被称为阿永金，而中国称其为仁爱礁，位于距离菲律宾巴拉望岛190公里（118英里）的地方。中国外交部在一份声明中表示：“菲律宾没有任何法律依据声称对仁爱礁拥有主权，因为其相对靠近菲律宾领土的理由。” 自从1999年菲律宾试图主张其主权权利，将BRP Sierra Madre搁浅在这个环礁以来，中国一直多次要求菲律宾拖走该船。中国外交部表示：“菲律宾一再承诺尽快拖走这艘军舰。” 然而，24年过去了，菲律宾军舰仍然在那里。中国无法接受菲律宾一次又一次背信弃义，侵犯中国的领土主权。中国外交部补充道，菲律宾必须停止在海上“挑衅”和“制造麻烦”。 这则报道突显了南海争端的复杂性和紧张性，也再次强调了地区各方之间的分歧和争夺。要解决这些问题，各国应通过对话和外交途径来解决分歧，维护地区和平与稳定，而不是通过军事挑衅和言辞威胁。南海争端已经持续多年，需要各方共同努力，以建立信任，寻求和平解决方案。
China on Monday warned the Philippines against further "provocations" at an atoll in the South China Sea, saying such acts had violated Chinese territorial sovereignty, contravened international law and disrupted regional peace and stability.
The Philippines' territory is defined by a series of international treaties, and the atoll has never been part of its territory, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a strongly worded statement, referring to the atoll as Renai Reef.
In recent months, the Philippines has been sending supplies to its troops stationed on a World War Two-era, transport-ship-turned-military outpost on the Second Thomas Shoal, prompting the China Coast Guard to repeatedly deploy vessels to block the resupply missions.
China claims sovereignty over nearly the entire South China Sea, pointing to a line on its maps that cuts into the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 said the line on China's maps had no legal basis, which Beijing rejects.
The atoll is known as Ayungin in the Philippines, while China calls it the Renai Reef, lying 190 km (118 miles) off the Philippine island of Palawan.
"The Philippines has no legal basis at all to claim sovereignty over Renai Reef on the grounds of its comparative proximity to Philippine territory," the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement.
Since the grounding of the BRP Sierra Madre at the atoll in 1999 in Manila's attempt to assert its sovereignty claim, China has repeatedly called on the Philippines to tow away the vessel.
"The Philippines repeatedly promised to do so as soon as possible," the Chinese ministry said.
"However, 24 years have passed, and the Philippine warship is still there. China cannot accept the Philippines' acts of going back on its words again and again and violating China’s territorial sovereignty," it said.
The Philippines must stop "making provocations" and "creating troubles" at sea, the ministry added.
China will continue to do what is necessary to firmly safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, it said.