Canada Must Respect Chinese Territorial Sovereignty, Interest in South-China Sea, China Says
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – China strongly condemns a statement issued by the Canadian government on the South China Sea and urges Ottawa to respect Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and interests in the region, the spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in Ottawa told Sputnik on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the Canadian Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning China for actions it undertook against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea the day prior when one supply ship and two speed boats of the Philippines irrupted into what Beijing considers its sovereign waters.
“On June 18, Global Affairs Canada released a statement that disregarded the facts, distorted the truth, and groundlessly attacked China’s fully justified law enforcement activities at Ren’ai Jiao,” the spokesperson said. “China expresses its strong condemnation and firm opposition to the statement.”
China urges the Canadian government "to genuinely respect China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea and stop creating disturbances and provoking confrontations in the South China Sea,” the spokesperson added.
