The decisions of the tribunal have seriously undermined the rights of the ROC over the South China Sea Islands and their relevant waters, especially declaring ROC-governed Taiping Island to be a rock.
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On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi unilaterally declared that the Hague verdict was in the past and not a part of how the global community would address territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
The move comes weeks after The Hague ruled that China has “no legal basis” to claim resources in the South China Sea.
Ma Yue, the President of China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification in NY, said the video defines China’s position towards the so-called South China Sea tribunal and facts will eventually disprove those fallacies presented by the tribunal. On Wednesday, the United States said that it would continue freedom of navigation operations in the area, according to a senior navy officer. Rising tensions included an incident in June, when one of two Chinese jets made an “unsafe intercept” of a US reconnaissance plane by flying too close, according to the Pentagon.
“The South China Sea protects China’s access to the India Ocean, which happens to be Beijing’s crucial energy lifeline”.
Russian Federation and China have held numerous joint drills in recent years, united in a desire to stem USA efforts to expand its power in the Asia-Pacific region.
Protesters wave Vietnamese flags and hold a placard as they denounce China’s military build-up in the South China Sea in front of the Chinese Consulate in Manila, February 25, 2016.
Analysts say that the exercise is a confirmation of the growing strategic partnership between Beijing and Moscow.
A Chinese woman surnamed Zhong from south China’s Guangzhou, who visited Vietnam on July 23, said the Vietnamese border staff asked her to hand in passport while crossing through a border post and wrote offensive words on it, state-run People’s Daily Online reported.
China claims most of the major trade route, including areas that are the sovereign territory of Vietnam, Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
China has reiterated its stance of non-participation in and non-acceptance of the arbitration. The court found that China’s claims were unfounded and that it must cease its illegal military and fishing activities in the region. U.S. which extends tacit backing to them to assert their claims against China has been sending naval ships and military aircraft to maintain freedom of navigation in the disputed area.
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It has also launched a diplomatic campaign to ignore the ruling.
