Taiwan’s government said the ruling was “completely unacceptable” and had no legally binding force since the arbitral tribunal did not formally invite Taipei to participate in its proceedings or solicit its views.
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On Wednesday, Tsai said that the ruling “seriously damaged” Taiwan’s rights.
President Tsai Ing-wen boarded the navy frigate in southern Taiwan ahead of its departure, saying the the verdict had seriously damaged Taiwan’s rights to islands in the South China Sea and surrounding waters. The uniform you are wearing represents the expectations of the people.
Reacting guardedly to India’s statement on the strategic South China Sea verdict by a UN-backed tribunal, China said it too wants to resolve the dispute by “fully complying” with the worldwide law.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement affirming Thailand wants all issues in the South China Sea to be resolved through peaceful means and cooperation.
An editorial in an official Chinese newspaper has called an arbitration over the disputed South China Sea “unlawful” and “nothing more than a piece of waste paper”.
The EU has “full confidence” in the arbitration panel and its procedures, Tusk told reporters. It also found that China had interfered with Philippine petroleum exploration at Reed Bank, tried to stop fishing by Philippine vessels within the country’s exclusive economic zone and failed to prevent Chinese fishermen from fishing within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone at Mischief Reef and Second Thomas Shoal.
To what extent the South China Sea dominates the U.S.
“Just yesterday, new changes took place in the South China Sea, and now is the time for us to demonstrate our resolve to safeguard the country’s interests”, Tsai said aboard the Di Hua frigate (迪化艦) at Zuoying naval base in Kaohsiung before it set off on a routine patrol mission in waters near the Spratly Islands.
China’s ADIZ over the East China Sea is not recognized by the USA and others.
According to the United Nations tribunal ruling, China has no historic or economic legal basis for its expansive claim over around 90 percent of the South China Sea.
Yonhap News Agency cited a statement of the RoK Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying the country has consistently maintained the view that the East Sea dispute should be resolved in accordance with relevant agreements and worldwide regulations.
It said there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within its “nine-dash line” covering nearly 90 percent of the South China Sea.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest encouraged all parties to “acknowledge the final and binding nature of this tribunal”. Liu said China remains committed to negotiations with the Philippines and noting new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s positive remarks on the issue.
“I call on the Obama administration to reinforce our treaty alliances in the region, continue and expand freedom of navigation operations and overflights, reconsider our traditional policy of not taking a position on individual claims, and respond to Chinese provocations with commensurate actions that impose costs on any attempts to undermine security in the region”, he said.
China boycotted the hearings at the hague and has vowed to ignore its ruling.
How Beijing responds to the ruling in the case filed by USA ally the Philippines could chart the course of global power relations in an increasingly risky hotspot.
Canadian Senator Tobias C. Enverga Jr said in a statement that he is pleased with the PCA’s unanimous ruling on seven of the 15 points filed by the Republic of the Philippines.
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Both he and Cui spoke at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, and their comments reflected how the South China Sea is increasingly the spoiler in relations between the US and China. But Russel says he doesn’t see anything to suggest China would relish a conflict.
