๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ reaffirmed its support for the Philippines and the enforcement of the 2016 ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐.
โAccording to international law and principles, that is the case. So yes, we stand behind the Philippines, and we accept this order. Because if you start saying international tribunals do not matter, we can break the law and do whatever we wish; you create chaos,โ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ล๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌล๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐จ๐ฌ๐ณ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข said.
He also noted that disregarding international tribunals could create global instability.
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