South China Sea: EU confronts Beijing over 'endangering peace and stabil...

CA 5 South China Sea: EU confronts Beijing over 'endangering peace and stability' in seas 16,235 views •Apr 28, 2021 230 11 Share Save You News2 62.2K subscribers South China Sea: EU confronts Beijing over 'endangering peace and stability' in seas. THE European Union has called out China's President Xi Jinping for endangering peace in the South China Sea. The EU has urged all parties to abide by a 2016 tribunal ruling which rejected most of China's claim to sovereignty in the sea, but which Beijing has rejected. Last week, Brussels released a new policy aimed at stepping up its influence in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China's rising power. It comes as the Philippines protested to China over its failure to withdraw "threatening" boats believed to be manned by maritime militia around the disputed Whitsun Reef, which Manila calls the Julian Felipe Reef. EU reiterated its strong opposition to "unilateral actions that could undermine regional stability and international rules-based order". It urged all parties to resolve disputes peacefully in accordance with international law, and highlighted a 2016 international arbitration that had ruled in favor of the Philippines while invalidating most of China's claims in the South China Sea. The Chinese Mission to the EU in a statement on Saturday reiterated that the reef is part of China's Nansha Islands, also known as the Spratly Islands, and that it was "reasonable and lawful" for Chinese fishing boats to operate there and shelter from the wind. The Philippine foreign ministry said maritime officials had observed the "continued unauthorised presence and activities" of 160 Chinese fishing and militia vessels around the disputed Spratly Islands and Scarborough shoal, as of April 20. Five Chinese coastguard vessels were also spotted around the areas. "The continued swarming and threatening presence of the Chinese vessels creates an atmosphere of instability and is a blatant disregard of the commitments by China to promote peace and stability in the region," the foreign ministry said. The Philippines announces a boosting of its presence of vessels in its EEZ. Under international law, foreign vessels are permitted to make "innocent passage" through a country's EEZ. IMPORTANT! -None of these images, music & video clips were created/owned by us. -This video is purely fan-made, if you (owners) have seen your content and want to remove this video, please message us privately or mail us JustFor12345xyz@gmail.com before doing anything. We will respectfully remove it immediately. -COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER UNDER SECTION 107 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT 1976 - Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. 46 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Add a public comment... Кирилл Романов Кирилл Романов 1 week ago Давайти перёт Luke Solomon Luke Solomon 6 days ago This EU woman leader seems to have more guts in standing up against China compared to her predecessor. stan20001000 stan20001000 1 week ago Repeat of Japan last world war take a nuclear weapon to send them back 2 Tanjung Miring Tanjung Miring 1 week ago When do EU , Whom'll have to get boycoots over all red china products