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Photo taken in January 2017 shows Chinese Navy ships participating in military exercises in the South China Sea – Photo: AFP
“This is the time for China to renounce the 9-line line. This statement does not benefit them” – Dr. Li Nan, China expert and researcher at the East Asian Institute (EAI) of the National University of Singapore (NUS) , He says.
The remarks were delivered by Mr. Li Nan at an online seminar jointly organized by EAI and the ISEAS Research Institute – Yusof Ishak (ISEAS) in Singapore today (September 18).
Li Nan said China’s abandonment of its 9-dash assertion (also called the “cow’s tongue line” drawn by China to claim sovereignty in the South China Sea) will help increase China’s soft power. and earn more. friends in Southeast Asia.
According to the Strait timesIn the previous video conference, Dr. Le Hong Hiep (ISEAS Research Institute – Yusof Ishak) also agreed with Mr. Li Nan that “if China removes the entire 9-dash line, it will be good for soft power” . from China”.
Speakers participated in the online seminar on the South China Sea dispute: Dr. Ryan Clarke (EAI Institute), Dr. Ian Storey (ISEAS Institute – Yusof Ishak), Academician Julio S Amador III (Philippines Education Foundation – America ) …
In late August, Robert O’Brien, national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, said China made a “9-dash line” claim. in the South China Sea to annex a large area in the Western Pacific, but countries have rejected China’s claims.
The “cow’s tongue line” drawn by China to claim sovereignty in the South China Sea has been rejected by the Arbitral Tribunal established under Annex VII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS ) in your decision. year 2016.
