CERTAINLY, it must constitute supreme hypocrisy for the United States to slam China for not observing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) in connection with its South China Sea dispute with the Philippines.
- Mauro Gia Samonte
- The Manila Times
This is how The Manila Times put it in the headline of Dec. 19, 2022: “US to China: Respect international law of the sea.”
According to the Times story, the United States on Tuesday said it supports the Philippines’ continued calls on China to “respect” the international law of the sea in the South China Sea (SCS) amid the reported swarming of Chinese vessels there.
In a statement invoking the Unclos and…