China Accuses Philippines Of Hypocrisy

China on Tuesday has accused the Philippines as being hypocritical and inconsistent in word and deed as the latter prepares to revamp a military airport in the South China Sea. 

Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Lu Kang, made the remarks at a regular press briefing while commenting on a report that the Philippines is ready to upgrade a military airport on Zhongye Island.

According to a report, the Philippine air force has recently transported substantial amount of construction materials to the island.

“The Philippines hypocritically claimed to have stopped construction on Zhongye Island.
“While brazenly continuing to upgrade facilities such as an airport on the island, which the Philippines occupies illegally,’’ Kang told newsmen.

He added that it exposed the fact that the arbitration lodged by the Philippines was political provocation under the cloak of law.

According to him, since the 1970s, the Philippines had illegally occupied some islands and reefs of the Nansha Islands by force, violating international laws including the UN Charter and the basic norms of international relations.

“The Philippines did a lot of building and deployment of armaments on the islands and reefs it illegally occupied,’’ Kang said.
He urged the Philippines to respect China’s territorial sovereignty and rights and interests, and abide by international laws including the UN Charter.

“The Philippines should stop activities that violate China’s territorial sovereignty and rights and interests, and return to the correct track of solving relevant disputes via bilateral negotiations,’’ the spokesperson said.

source: NAN