July 15, 2016

"Beijing said on Thursday that it will respond resolutely if any party seeks to use the ruling in the unilaterally initiated arbitration on the South China Sea to harm China's interests.

State Councilor Yang Jiechi said he expected the new Philippine government to properly handle the issue to "start a bright future for bilateral ties".

'The sovereignty issue is China's bottom line,' Yang, China's top diplomat, said in an interview with Chinese media on the ruling."

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