On September 14, the Philippine vessel 9701 withdrew from China’s Xianbin Jiao Lagoon.

Ding Duo, deputy director of the Institute of Maritime Law and Policy at National Institute for South China Sea Studies, said that the Philippines'  encroachment in the Nansha Qundao has not received any recognition from regional countries. 

In fact, the essence of the DOC is that the South China Sea issue should be resolved through negotiations between the concerned parties, with all sides exercising restraint and avoiding actions that could complicate or escalate the disputes. This principle is also the common policy of most other ASEAN countries.