Duterte proposed warships to declare the sovereignty of the South China Sea Resources

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(Morning News) The Philippine President Duterte said he was going to send naval warships to the South China Sea to declare the "sovereignty" of the Philippines for the resource of the disputed waters.

Reuters reports that the South China Sea contains rich oil and natural gas. Duterte guarantees the people during the nationwide speech on Monday (19th) on Monday (19th).Essence

Duterte said: "I am not interested in fishing, and there are not many fish output there, so there is no need to quarrel. However, when we start to mine oil or other resources in the South China Sea, I will send usThe gray fleet go there to declare our sovereignty over that water. "

Insist on Duterte, who is still friendly to China, said: "If they start drilling oil there, I will ask China -Is this part of our agreement? If this is not part of our agreement, I too, I alsoWill go there to drill oil there. "

The Philippines has recently issued diplomatic protests on China's activities in the South China Sea.The Philippine authorities have pointed out that more than 200 Chinese ships have recently appeared near the Niuba Reef in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.The Philippines believes that these ships are controlled by Chinese militia and formally protested to Beijing.The United States has also paid attention to China's "maritime militia" in the South China Sea.

The Philippines filed a lawsuit to the International Arbitration Tribunal in 2013, requiring 15 arbitration on the Philippines and China ’s marine rights in the South China Sea in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Marine Law.The arbitral tribunal made a favorable rule of the Philippines in 2016, including the Meiji Reef is part of the Philippine continent.