The Philippines is working to build a new arbitration case against China over alleged breaches of international law in the South China Sea and is lobbying other countries to join as it struggles to counter Beijing’s increasingly assertive actions in the disputed waters.
The government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is gathering evidence about Chinese violations of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea eight years after Manila won a first case against Beijing.
The administration wants to file a “foolproof, solid case” against China, Andres Centino, Marcos’s chief adviser on maritime policy, told the Financial Times, adding that his government wanted other countries to take part in the claim.