UNITED NATIONS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy to the United Nations (UN) called for all parties to defend the authority and integrity of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) here Thursday.
Wu Haitao, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, made the appeal here at a meeting on issues concerning the UNCLOS.
Wu said the UNCLOS provides a comprehensive legal framework and acts as an essential basis for activities of all states in the seas.
"It is incumbent upon all parties to hold fast to the purposes of the convention, interpret and apply the convention as well as the dispute settlement provisions therein accurately and in good faith," he said.
Responding to the South China Sea arbitration case raised at the meeting, Wu said the arbitral tribunal is "wrongly instituted," has the "wrong jurisdiction" and will produce a "wrong award."
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