One state’s sovereignty is only limited to their own territory. As such, states should not intervene in another state’s domestic legislation. Granted, it is enshrined as the basic principle in the Westphalia state system that all states are equal and have sovereignty under international law to enact their domestic laws and enforce them in their respective national territories. It breaches international law, will hamper the COC negotiations and it will augur more spirals of tension and escalation in the South China Sea. The latest move by China is detrimental to regional security. Announced earlier this week, the law gives the Chinese coast guard legal cover to fire on foreign vessels in contested waters claimed by Beijing.
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(Photo: Ted ALJIBE/ AFP)Īmidst the ongoing negotiations of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea that is expected to be finished by the end of this year, China has just enacted a controversial Coast Guard law. States interested in the peace and stability of the South China Sea should do something about it.Ī Philippine coast guard ship (R) sails past a Chinese coastguard ship during a joint search and rescue exercise between Philippine and US coastguards near Scarborough shoal, in the South China Sea, on 14 May, 2019. A new Chinese law, which gives its coast guard legal cover to fire on foreign vessels in contested waters, is worrying.
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