![]() “The tribunal concluded that there was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within the sea areas falling within the ‘nine-dash line’.” The tribunal declared that “although Chinese navigators and fishermen, as well as those of other states, had historically made use of the islands in the South China Sea, there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control over the waters or their resources. ![]() The ruling makes grim reading for Beijing and contains a series of criticisms of China’s actions and claims. The US State Department called on both parties to comply with their obligations, according to a statement from spokesman John Kirby. The Philippine foreign affairs secretary, Perfecto Yasay Jr, said the country welcomed the ruling and called for “restraint and sobriety”. “The Chinese government and the Chinese people firmly oppose and will neither acknowledge it nor accept it,” it added. The Communist party mouthpiece newspaper the People’s Daily said in an editorial that the tribunal had ignored “basic truths” and “trampled” on international laws and norms. ![]() Xinhua, the country’s official news agency, hit out at what it described as an “ill-founded” ruling that was “naturally null and void”. He insisted China was still “committed to resolving disputes” with its neighbours.Ĭhinese state media reacted angrily to the verdict. The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, said China’s “territorial sovereignty and marine rights” in the seas would not be affected by the ruling, which declared large areas of the sea to be neutral international waters or the exclusive economic zones of other countries.
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