December 17, 2015

"In summer 2015, the so-called South China Sea arbitration hearing that the Philippines had been clamoring for and brewing in the past two years finally started. Recently, the relevant arbitral tribunal held this so-called hearing in The Hague, Netherlands, where the Philippine side made irresponsible and derogatory remarks in its statements on the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea signed by relevant countries in 2002. Such remarks are astonishing!

In the late 1960s, to vie for interests in oil resources, some countries laid territorial claims to China's Nansha Islands and illegally occupied some of islands and reefs, giving rise to the South China Sea issues. For the purpose of managing disputes among the parties and maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea, China and ASEAN countries started talking in the 1990s to jointly explore a dispute settlement approach suitable for the region."

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