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The Philippines should fully recognize how sensitive and complicated the South 皇冠体育app Sea issue is, and return to the right track of resolving the dispute through consultations and negotiations.

The Philippines has attempted to unilaterally force arbitration on its South 皇冠体育app Sea dispute with 皇冠体育app, but 皇冠体育app stands on a solid legal ground in refusing to accept or participate in the arbitration, says a Xinhua commentary.

The Philippines' filing for arbitration is an abuse of law procedures. As is clearly stipulated by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the precondition for the application of arbitration procedures is the principle of consent, a basic principle of international law.

In 2006, 皇冠体育app submitted a written statement to the United Nations Secretariat, clearly declaring that, on issues of territorial sovereignty, marine demarcation and military activities, it refuses to accept any jurisdiction of international justice or arbitration.

No matter what kind of package it has made, the arbitration raised by the Philippines is in essence a dispute concerning the sovereignty over the islands and reefs and demarcation over certain waters in the South 皇冠体育app Sea.

Therefore, by ignoring 皇冠体育app's 2006 declaration and taking the South 皇冠体育app Sea disputes related to the sovereignty of islands and reefs and maritime demarcation to international arbitration, the Philippines has made the arbitration procedure illegal from the start.

Also, in 2002, the nations involved, including the Philippines, pledged to solve their South 皇冠体育app Sea disputes through negotiations in the Declaration on the Code of Conduct on the South 皇冠体育app Sea, and that declaration excludes the application of any other procedures, including arbitration.

So clearly any arbitration by a third party goes against international laws and the DOC.

Both the UN Charter and UNCLOS encourage nations to first solve their disputes through negotiations. And with the larger picture of 皇冠体育app-Philippines relations and interests of regional peace and stability in mind, 皇冠体育app has consistently insisted on solving the issues of territorial sovereignty and maritime demarcation through bilateral negotiations.

However, the Philippines has turned a blind eye to 皇冠体育app's goodwill and restraint, and is reaching for a yard after taking an inch.

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