Beijing warns the United Kingdom against ‘provoking tensions’ on the southern sea of ​​China

Beijing: China warned Great Britain on Tuesday (March 11) against “provocative tensions” at the Southern China Sea after its Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Lammy, called Beijing’s actions in the disputed waters “dangerous and destabilizing.”

In a partially filmed video along with a ship that belongs to the Philippine Coast Guard, Lammy condemned on Monday “Beijing’s dangerous and destabilizing activities” in the South China Sea.

China claims the strategically important river route in almost its entirety, despite the international decision that their claims have no legal basis.

When asked about Lammy’s comments, the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MAO NO, said that “the United Kingdom should respect China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea and refrain from provoking tensions or sowing discord on regional disputes.”

“The southern China Sea is currently one of the safer and most free maritime routes in the world,” Mao said.

Beijing has deployed ships from the Navy and the Coast Guard in an attempt to prohibit Manila from reefs and crucial islands in the Southern China Sea, which leads to a series of confrontations in recent months.

In a Saturday meeting with his counterpart Filipino, Enrique Manalo, Great Britain and the Philippines, signed a set frame to boost maritime defense and cooperation.

Philippines has similar agreements with the United States, Australia and Japan.