EU denounces Chinese Coast Guard actions in South China Sea
According to the EU, Chinese vessels used water cannons and cut anchor lines, endangering lives at sea, causing injuries, and obstructing the lawful exercise of maritime rights.
The bloc emphasized that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides the legal framework for all oceanic activities and must always be respected. It also reminded parties that the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea is final and legally binding.
Urging China to ease tensions, the EU called on Beijing to exercise restraint, avoid force or coercion, and settle disputes peacefully in accordance with international law.
Tensions between China and the Philippines, a US ally, have continued in recent years over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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