China warned the Philippines to prepare for “consequences” for breaking its promise to withdraw a stranded ship from the disputed Ayungin Shoal. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said the Philippines, under previous administrations, promised to tow away the ship grounded in the shoal. It was only under President Benigno Aquino III that the Philippines filed a historic case against China over disputed maritime territories. China said the Philippines should fulfill its promises even if they were made under a previous administration. Otherwise, Hong said the Philippines will risk its “credibility.” The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs did not deny China’s claim, but said the stranded ship was placed in Ayungin before the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea was signed in 2002.
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