CHINA AND FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL’S VERDICT

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Date : 19-07-2016

On 12 July 2016, the PCA Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the UNCLOS issued its decision in the arbitration instituted by the Philippines against China. Beijing has stated that China would not accept the Tribunal’s verdict. Furthermore, tensions have rekindled in the SCS with reports indicating that China intends “closing off a part of SCS for military exercises.”…

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