The United States has long opposed China’s expansive territorial claims on the South China Sea, sending warships regularly through the strategic waterway to demonstrate freedom of navigation there
“The world will not allow Beijing to treat the South China Sea as its maritime empire,” Pompeo said.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi, in a video call with his Filipino counterpart, condemned the United States for sowing discord between China and ASEAN countries, and urged the Philippines to “look forward, not backwards.”The 2016 ruling that the U.S. statement referred to came about as a result of the Philippines challenging China’s claims in an arbitration court.
“The Southeast Asian claimants, especially Vietnam, will feel more confident in asserting their jurisdictional rights under UNCLOS,” said Ian Storey, senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.
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