SINGAPORE: Following the Hague tribunal’s ruling on the South China Sea, Singapore has urged all parties to “fully respect legal and diplomatic processes, exercise self-restraint and avoid conducting any activities that may raise tensions in the region”. The United Nations-backed tribunal said Beijing has no legal basis to claim “historic rights” to islands in the […]

An international tribunal overwhelmingly backed Manila’s arguments over Beijing’s conduct in disputed waters The Philippines urged China “to exercise restraint and sobriety” after an international tribunal overwhelmingly backed Manila in a legal case concerning Beijing’s conduct in the disputed South China Sea, a decision that may complicate newly elected President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to reset […]

Why the cost of lying in domestic and international politics should not be underestimated. China’s so-called historic rights in the South China Sea are bogus (see here, and here.) Since the 1990s, Chinese leaders and politicians have consciously been spreading false historic evidence about purported ancient Chinese possessions in the disputed waters, not only to […]

South-east Asian states should understand the region’s strategic realities. They should focus on building relations, and respond with resolve and restraint, after the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling on the South China Sea. Today, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will issue its ruling on the Philippines’ case against China’s territorial claims in the South […]

Today (July 12) may be remembered as an important milestone in world history—an international court in The Hague will rule on a sensitive case that pits the Philippines against China over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Technically, the case is about the status of certain reefs and rocks in the sea, and consequently […]

Tribunal concluded that, “as between the Philippines and China, there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources, in excess of the rights provided for by the Convention, within the sea areas falling within the nine-dash line.” http://www.rappler.com/nation/137202-philippines-china-ruling-case-west-philippine-sea

The government’s stance on the South China Sea issue remains unchanged, despite the ruling expected today from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China, Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺) said yesterday. All relevant agencies have a decent grasp of the case, Huang told a […]

Making up roughly half of the population of Southeast Asia, Indonesia stands to lose a lot from the looming danger of flaring tensions in the South China Sea (SCS). Open conflict in the region’s main waterway will undoubtedly become an impediment to the country’s maritime axis plans, as well as to its economic growth and […]

An island outpost, one of several, being built by China in the South China Sea. China is set to hear some major news on Tuesday, and it’s likely to have a profound impact on the busiest commercial waterway on earth. A tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, is expected to […]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES: A landmark ruling on an arbitration case filed by the Philippines that seeks to strike down China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea will be a test for international law and world powers. China, which demands one-on-one talks to resolve the disputes, has boycotted the case and vowed to ignore the […]