China seeks Cameroon's support on South China sea conflict

Wei Wenhua, the Chinese Ambassador to Cameroon, invited several journalists from the Cameroonian press recently in Yaoundé. An opportunity to literally and figuratively open the doors of the embassy to these opinion makers.

The Chinese diplomat did not fail to bring the communication minister and several officials of the public media to this appointment called “annual reception in honor of the Cameroonian press.”

His speech was written in full diplomatic secrecy but hearing him speak, revealed that he has a clear goal. Much of this speaking is dedicated to Chineméridionale of lamer. “I’d like to give you clarification,” said he began.

“The Nansha Islands, located in the South China Sea, are part of Chinese territory since ancient times and successive Chinese governments have, in various ways and without interruption, have a say over the jurisdiction of the Nansha Islands.

Since the discovery of hydrocarbons in the South China Sea in the 1970s, he said, the Philippines and other neighboring countries, have extended and forcibly occupied some islands and atolls Nancha islands “.

In what has become a conflict, the Philippines want arbitration. China opposes believing that territorial sovereignty is not the responsibility of the United Nations Convention on the Law of lamer. The dumilieu Empire thus wants the support of other countries.

Cameroon, for example. The ambassador said that countries such as Russia, Pakistan, Myanmar and Poland had expressed their support for China’s position. Yaoundé must understand what the diplomat did not say openly indeed.