2024-03-28 02:42:29
New Delhi : First Arunachal Pradesh and now the issue with Philippines over South China Ocean, the war of words between India and China is not ending. In the latest incident, China has reacted sharply to Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar’s statement in which, amid the dispute with China in the South China Sea, he said that India firmly supports the Philippines in maintaining its national sovereignty. Jaishankar said this in response to a question related to the Philippines-China dispute in a press conference in Manila.
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After this, during a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said that maritime disputes are matters between the two concerned countries and no third party can interfere in it. Apart from this, China also said that India should respect the sovereignty of China’s claim on this issue. Lin said that “We will ask relevant parties to face the facts on the South China Sea, respect China’s maritime sovereignty and interests, and at the same time respect the efforts of regional countries to resolve this issue.” Efforts are being made to maintain peace and stability in the area.
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Actually, Foreign Minister Jaishankar is in Manila these days on a state visit and during this, he made these comments in a joint press conference with Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo on Tuesday. Regarding this, he also said in a post on the social media platform ‘X’ that views were shared between the two sides on many regional and multilateral issues including Indo Pacific, ASEAN, West Asia, Ukraine issue, Non-Aligned Movement. Jaishankar also said that with the changing world, it is important that India and the Philippines cooperate more closely in shaping the emerging world. On a question, the Foreign Minister said that every country has the right to maintain its national sovereignty. In fact, China claims the entire South China Sea. Whereas Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei and Taiwan also have their own claims regarding this.
Maritime dispute between China and Philippines
At present, there is a sharp maritime dispute between China and the Philippines regarding this. The Philippines has been accusing Dragon of blocking Philippine ships from supplying goods to its troops in the South China Sea. In this conversation between the two countries, Foreign Minister Manalo also said that India and the Philippines have a deep interest in a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific, and both are talking about defense and security cooperation in this regard. Jaishankar said that maritime security is in everyone’s interest and in our case it is more than that of other countries. He also briefed Manalo about the deployment of the Indian Navy to deal with the current challenges in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea.