The United States of America, the country’s oldest
and only military ally has called on to China to cease its provocative acts in
the South China Sea and gave a stern warning that an armed attack on the
Philippine military will trigger the decades old 1951 mutual defense treaty.
United States Secretary of State Anthony Bilken
made the statement coinciding with the 5th
year anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling that invalidated
Beijing’s expansive "nine-dash-line" claim over a large part of
the South China Sea.
“The United States reaffirms its July
13, 2020 policy regarding maritime claims in the South China Sea,” Blinken
said, referring to a Trump-era rejection of virtually all of China’s sweeping
claims in the resource-rich waters.
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| BRP Sierra Madre, a World War 2 LST 542-class tank landing ship originally built for the United States Navy.The Philippine government deliberately had her run aground on Second Thomas Shoal( Ayungin Shoal) in the Spratly's in 1999 in response to the Chinese reclamation of Mischief Reef.Since then a detachment of Filipino Marines have been stationed on board the Sierra madre to provide a continual military presence at the site.The BRP is still considered a commissioned Philippine Navy vessel( photo by ABS-CBN.com) |
“We also reaffirm that an armed
attack on Philippine armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft in the South
China Sea would invoke US mutual defense commitments under Article IV of the
1951 US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty,” he added.
Article IV of the 70-year-old defense
accord states the following:
Each Party recognizes that an armed attack in the Pacific area on either
of the Parties would be dangerous to its own peace and safety and declares that
it would act to meet the common dangers in accordance with its constitutional
processes.
Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall
be immediately reported to the Security Council of the United Nations, Such
measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures
necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.
“Nowhere is the
rules-based maritime order under greater threat than in the South China Sea,”
Blinken said, accusing Beijing of continuing to “coerce and intimidate”
Southeast Asian coastal states.
“We call on [the
People’s Republic of China] to abide by its obligations under international
law, cease its provocative behavior, and take steps to reassure the
international community that it is committed to the rules-based maritime order
that respects the rights of all countries, big and small,” he said.
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