China formally rejects Philippines' baselines around Huangyan Dao (Scarborough Shoal), calling the move 'illegal, null and void' and a grave infringement on its territorial sovereignty.
China's Foreign Ministry on Friday issued a statement firmly rejecting the Philippines' delimitation of the so-called 'baselines of the territorial sea' around China's territory of Huangyan Dao, calling the move 'a grave infringement upon China's territorial sovereignty and a serious violation of international law' and declaring it 'illegal, null and void.'
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