Hanoi-A landmark ruling by an international arbitration court against China's claims over the major part of the South China Sea may escalate diplomatic tensions between Beijing and other regional claimants over the waterway, which potentially holds vast amounts of undiscovered oil and gas reserves....
An international tribunal is set to give a long-awaited ruling, with implications for China's controversial claims in the disputed South China Sea. The case at the tribunal in The Hague was brought by the Philippines, which argues Chinese activity in the region is against international law. Chi...
The right to reject tribunal ruling is real After the Philippines filed a case in The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration against China in the South China Sea dispute, Beijing has made it clear that it would neither participate in nor accept the ruling of the arbitral tribunal. But des...
China hardens afterquestionabletribunal ruling on South China Sea Jul 18, 2016…China hardens afterquestionabletribunal ruling on South China Sea…. Permanent Court of Arbitration clarifies role inSouth China Seacase THE HAGUE, July 16 … 不合法的裁决不过废纸一张,Illegal rulingbut a waste paper. B...
Now that there's a decision, the court has no way to enforce it. In the end, what these international rulings bet on is the importance of a country's reputation in the international community. If China cares about that, it may comply -- perhaps in a way that saves face. ...
China does not recognize the ruling and says the South China Sea has been its territory since ancient times. 60 Minutes witnesses international incident in the South China Sea Cecilia Vega: We're just getting our first light. And now, we have a much better sense of just how surrounded we ...
The Hague ruling's effect on the South China Sea: The Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration recently ruled against China's claims in the South China Sea. What happens now? AEI Research Fellow Michael Mazza explains.
China says it backs a code, but does not recognise a 2016 arbitral ruling that its claim to most of the South China Sea had no basis under UNCLOS. Sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal has never been established, but the tribunal did rule that China'...
In 2013, the Philippines filed the South China Sea dispute case with the arbitration court in the Hague, instead of trying to solve the dispute through bilateral ways. China has decided not to participate in the arbitration and reject whatever ruling it might be on the basis of the court's...
"China will not accept and will not recognize the ruling (of) the tribunal, and expresses its deep concern about the abusive and arbitrary extension of the court's powers," the Chinese ambassador to France said. Zhai stressed arbitration initiated by the Philippines violated a bilateral agreement...