July 15, 2016

"Tung Chee-hwa, Vice Chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said here on Friday that there is ample evidence for China to reject the 'award' rendered on 12 July in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Philippine government.

Delivering a keynote speech at the Public International Law Colloquium on Maritime Disputes Settlement, Tung said China has indeed adhered to international legal norms in the South China Sea dispute.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has provided its signatories with an option to make an exception in cases concerning maritime boundary delimitation, with more than 30 countries have taken the option including UN Security Council permanent members Britain, France and Russia, Tung said."

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