China at Pilipinas, nagkasundong idaan sa bilateral talks ang isyu sa South China Sea

By Kabie Aenlle October 21, 2016 - 04:35 AM

 

FILE - In this Monday, May 11, 2015, file photo, the alleged on-going reclamation of Subi Reef by China is seen from Pag-asa Island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, western Palawan Province, Philippines. China’s campaign of island building in the South China Sea might soon quadruple the number of airstrips available to the People’s Liberation Army in the highly contested and strategically vital region. That could be bad news for other regional contenders, especially the U.S., the Philippines and Vietnam. (Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool Photo via AP, File)
FILE – In this Monday, May 11, 2015, file photo, the alleged on-going reclamation of Subi Reef by China is seen from Pag-asa Island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, western Palawan Province, Philippines. China’s campaign of island building in the South China Sea might soon quadruple the number of airstrips available to the People’s Liberation Army in the highly contested and strategically vital region. That could be bad news for other regional contenders, especially the U.S., the Philippines and Vietnam. (Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Nagkasundo ang Pilipinas at ang China na hindi ang isyu ng teritoryo sa South China Sea ang tanging bumubuo sa relasyon sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa.

Sinabi ito ni Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin sa media sa Great Hall of the People kung saan nag-usap sina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Ayon kay Liu, saglit lang na napag-usapan ng dalawang pinuno ang usapin sa South China Sea, pero nagkasundo sila na hindi ito ang kabuuan ng ugnayan ng Pilipinas at China.

Dahil dito, napagkasunduan rin ng dalawa na bumalik sa pamamaraang ginamit limang taon na ang nakakalipas sa pamamagitan ng bilateral dialogue.

Nasuspinde noon ang usapin sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa tungkol sa isyu ng teritoryo, matapos sakupin ng China ang Scarborough Shoal, na sinundan ng pagsasampa ng kaso ng Pilipinas sa arbitral tribunal sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni dating Pangulong Benigno Aquino III.

Matatandaang sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte na hindi niya uungkatin ang isyu sa South China Sea sa kaniyang pagbisita sa China bilang pagbibigay respeto sa bansa dahil siya ay bisita lamang.

Sinabi rin niya noon na mapaguusapan lamang ang isyung ito kung ang kaniyang kapwa pinuno ang magbubukas ng usapin na ito.

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