The Philippines and other nations should question China’s recent law allowing its maritime forces to fire at foreign vessels in the South China Sea, including those in disputed waters, according to a retired Supreme Court senior associate justice. China’s coast guard law is a “grave threat” to the continuance of the law of the sea and to world peace, retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said during a webinar of the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Tuesday. “The coast guard law violates international law because it allows China to use force in waters beyond its jurisdiction. The world must seek the invalidation of China’s new coast guard law before relevant international tribunals,” Mr. Carpio said.

Ochave, R. M. D. (2021, June 16). PHL, other nations should question China’s coast guard law — Carpio. BusinessWorld, p. S1/8.