Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 15731
China and Philippines: Patrol Craft
Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reported clashes between Chinese and Philippine patrol vessels.
Answer
Catherine WestIn the South China Sea, we are committed to international law, the primacy of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and to freedom of navigation and overflight. We oppose any action that raises tensions or the risk of miscalculation and take n...
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