Duterte on PH court win over China: ‘That’s just paper; I’ll throw that in the wastebasket’

[beijingwalker]

Duterte on PH court win over China: ‘That’s just paper; I’ll throw that in the wastebasket’
The victory of the Philippines over China at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague is just a “piece of paper,” trash to be thrown away, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his pre-recorded briefing that aired on Wednesday night.

 

[KurtisBrian]

It is the thinking of the orcs of black Mordor and the urukhai of Saruman, those beings believed that it is the strongest who make the rules and do as they please.
Works fine so long as they are the strongest.

 

[JSCh]

The Philippines paid for the tribunal.

Therefore, the Judges was paid by Philippine.

The team of lawyers arguing for Philippine was paid by Philippine.

AND the team of lawyers arguing for China was also paid by Philippine !!

The judgement passed by the court is totally one sided against China side in favor of Philippine, go further than almost any expert opinion previously.

Was it any surprise that it become a piece of wastepaper?

 

[dbc]

AND the team of lawyers arguing for China was also paid by Philippine !!

that makes no sense

 

[beijingwalker]

Philippines' Duterte Says Court Ruling Against China is Trash to Be Thrown Away
BY JOHN FENG ON 5/6/21 AT 10:43 AM EDT


The Permanent Court of Arbitration's historic ruling in favor of the Philippines against Beijing's vast maritime claims in the South China Sea is "just a piece of paper" to be thrown in the trash, President Rodrigo Duterte told his nation on Wednesday.

In the pre-recorded address, Duterte dismissed critics who pushed him to be harder on China, which he has described as Manila's friend and "benefactor."

The Philippines president's remarks appeared to be made partly in resignation of the fact that the 2016 ruling at The Hague, which the Chinese government rejected in full, did not help the countries resolve their strife in the contested South China Sea, where other claimants include Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan.

"They filed a case, we won. That paper, in real life, between nations, that paper is nothing," Manila-based Rappler quoted him as saying.

Former president Benigno Aquino III filed Philippines v. China under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 2013. The arbitral tribunal handed the Philippines a resounding victory just two weeks after Duterte had taken office, but disputes in the sea remain.

"I pursued it, nothing happened," Duterte added. "Actually, in street parlance, I would tell you, 'Give that to me? Son of a b*****, that's just a piece of paper. I'll throw it in the wastebasket."

The president gave the comments while waving around and eventually throwing aside a napkin on his desk.

Court Ruling Against China is Trash to Be Thrown Away: Philippines' Duterte

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has contradicted himself just eight months after he reaffirmed the Hague ruling in a speech at the United Nations.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Zsari]

that makes no sense

Because China did not participate in the arbitration. It overstepped its jurisdiction and misrepresented China's claim, making the ruling completely irrelevant.

 

[Paul2]

Well, the man is already on the way out in 1 year.

 

[Paul2]

If you don't take the Marcos period. Philippines had anti-incumbent votes 4 out of 5 times, and split votes as well.