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CITY—United States Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson has branded China’s 10-dash line to delineate its supposed maritime entitlements in the South China Sea as a “cartoon.”
China had wanted its 10-dash line claim, previously only a nine-dash line, to be used as a basis for the conduct of nations with respect to the South China Sea.
Carlson was asked by journalists here about her reaction to China’s assertion for the Philippines “to immediately withdraw relevant vessels” from Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, which China calls Xianbin Jiao.
“I can certainly say that the nine-dash-line or now 10-dash-line that China has drawn its basis in is a cartoon. That’s not based in law, that is not a factual representation of international maritime law,” Carlson said.
