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MANILA, Philippines – The European Union (EU) on Friday, June 21, criticized China’s new coast guard regulation, saying it “adds to tensions” and hinders the path to a “durable solution” of disputes in the South China Sea.

The EU issued the statement days after the tensest and most violent incident between Chinese and Filipino personnel in the West Philippine Sea, which left one Filipino personnel seriously hurt.

“China’s new ‘Coast Guard Regulation’ which entered into force on 15 June has added to tensions, rather than reducing them. This new Regulation mandates the detention of foreign persons and vessels throughout the entire area claimed by China, further negating the findings of the 2016 arbitral tribunal, and undermining core principles of UN Convention on the Law of the…

Source:https://www.rappler.com/philippines/european-union-statement-china-coast-guard-rule/