Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award
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On the 10th anniversary of the 2016 South China Sea Arbitral Award, we join together to mark this ruling, which has far reaching implications for global stability.
On 12 July 2016, the Arbitral Tribunal ruled that the PRC's "nine-dash line" claims in the South China Sea lack a basis in international law.
Despite the ruling being handed down a decade ago, the PRC has ignored it and systematically militarised the South China Sea, employing "grey-zone" coercion such as the use of water cannons, lasers, and ship-ramming against other countries’ vessels, which threatens human life and regional security. The PRC also infringes on the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of other states in the region, damaging vital fish stocks and preventing resource development. The PRC’s aggressive island-building and blockades also violate the ruling.
Allowing the PRC to unilaterally alter maritime boundaries by coercion sets a dangerous precedent and jeopardises freedom of navigation.
On this tenth anniversary, we stand in steadfast solidarity with the Philippines and all South China Sea partners defending their lawful sovereign rights. We collectively call upon our respective governments and the international community to take concrete action:
- To Expose the PRC’s violations of international law.
- To uphold the PRC to its commitments not to change the status quo in the South China Sea.
- To press the PRC to conclude a code of conduct between ASEAN and the PRC on the basis of international maritime law, in particular UNCLOS.
- Implement sanctions against entities and individuals responsible for UNCLOS violations and illegal military construction.
- Coordinate action to ensure freedom of navigation.
ENDS
適逢 2016 年南海仲裁案發布十週年，我們在此共同紀念這項對全球穩定具有深遠影響的裁決。
2016年7月12日，仲裁庭裁定中華人民共和國的南海「九段線」主張缺乏國際法依據。
儘管這項裁決已頒布十年，中國卻刻意無視，並系統性地將南海軍事化。他們對區域內的他國船隻頻繁動用「灰色地帶」脅迫手段，例如發射水砲、照射雷射光及蓄意衝撞他國船隻，這些行徑不僅嚴重威脅人身及地域安全，更侵犯了他國於該區的「專屬經濟區」（EEZs），破壞重要漁業資源，阻礙資源開發。中國挑釁性的填海造島與封鎖行動，均違反了該裁決。
放任中國以脅迫手段單方面改變海上邊界，不僅開了危險先例，更危及航行自由。
值此裁決十週年之際，我們堅定地與菲律賓及所有捍衛其合法主權權利的區域夥伴站在一起。我們共同呼籲各國政府及國際社會採取具體行動：
- 揭露中國違反國際法的行徑。
- 敦促中國恪守維持南海現狀的承諾。
- 敦促中國依《聯合國海洋法公約》（UNCLOS）等國際海洋法，與東協（ASEAN）簽訂《行為準則》。
- 制裁違反《聯合國海洋法公約》及進行非法軍事建設的實體與個人。
- 協調各方行動，全面確保印太地區的航行自由。
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