EU Says Communist Party of China Endangering Peace in South China Sea

EU Says Communist Party of China Endangering Peace in South China Sea
Chinese vessels are moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 27, 2021. National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP
|Updated:

BEIJING—The European Union called out China on Saturday for endangering peace in the South China Sea and urged all parties to abide by a 2016 tribunal ruling which rejected most of China’s claim to sovereignty in the sea, but which Beijing has rejected.

The EU last week released a new policy aimed at stepping up its influence in the Indo-Pacific region to counter China’s rising power.