China to Reject Ruling by International Tribunal Over South China Sea
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Published on Jun 30, 2016
China says it will reject any ruling by an international tribunal in a contentious case brought by the Philippines over the South China Sea. Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Beijing does not accept any means of third party dispute settlement or any solution imposed on China. He stressed that the arbitration court has no jurisdiction in the case and should not make a ruling. The reaction came after the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration announced it will rule in the case on July 12. Manila lodged the suit against Beijing in early 2013. It is contesting China’s historical claim to about 90 percent of the South China Sea, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Several Southeast Asian states have overlapping claims in the sea.
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