ChinaurgesU.S.tostopusingPhilippinesasapawntodestabilizeSouthChinaSea_GuangmingOnlineBEIJING,March6(Xinhua)--ChinaurgestheUnitedStatestorefrainfromusingthePhilippinesasapawntodestabilizetheSouthChinaSea.ThePhilippinesalsoneedstorefrainfrombeingmanipulatedbytheUnitedStates,aForeignMinistryspokespersonsaidonWednesday.SpokespersonMaoNingmadetheremarksatadailynewsbriefingwhenansweringaqueryontheinappropriateremarksmadebytheU.S.sideconcerningtherecentcollisionbetweenChineseandPhilippineboatsintheSouthChinaSea.MaonotedthatRen'aiJiaoispartofChina'sNanshaQundao.ChinahasindisputablesovereigntyoverNanshaQundaoanditsadjacentwaters,includingRen'aiJiao.Thisisestablishedinthelongcourseofhistory,andcomplieswithinternationallaw,includingtheUNCharter.ChinaCoastGuardtooknecessarylawenforcementmeasuresinaccordancewithlawagainsttheinfringementandprovocativemovesbyPhilippinevesselsatRen'aiJiao.Themeasuresarejustified,lawful,professional,restrained,andbeyondreproach,shesaid."Whoisthetrouble-makermakingprovocationbehindthisincident?WhobreaksinternationallawandendangersthepeaceandstabilityintheSouthChinaSea?Thefactandtruthiscrystalclear,"Maosaid.TheU.S.DepartmentofStatewhodisregardsthefactandconfusesrightwithwronghasmadebaselessattacksagainstChina'slegitimateandlawfulactionstosafeguarditsrights.TheU.S.hasarbitrarilythreatenedChinabyresortingtotheU.S.-PhilippinesMutualDefenseTreatytoemboldenthePhilippinesandendorseitsactsofinfringementandprovocation.Chinafirmlyopposesit,Maosaid.Theso-calledarbitralawardontheSouthChinaSeaarbitrationthatthePhilippinesandahandfulofcountriesregardasabenchmarkgoesagainstinternationallawincludingtheUnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheSea,anditiscompletelyillegal,nullandvoid,Maosaid.Ren'aiJiaoisabilateralissuebetweenChinaandthePhilippines.TheUnitedStatesoranythirdpartyshouldnotexploittheissuetosowdiscord,stilllessmakeinterventions.Chinahasunwaveringdeterminationandwillinsafeguardingitslegitimaterights.ThePhilippines'attemptofmakinginfringementsandprovocationswillnotsucceed,Maostressed.MaourgestheUnitedStatestorefrainfromusingthePhilippinesasapawntodestabilizetheSouthChinaSea."ThePhilippinesalsoneedstorefrainfrombeingmanipulatedbytheUnitedStates.Lessonsfromhistorytellusthatapawnwillonlyendupbeingabandoned,"shesaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.