China lodges representations against Japan’s words, deeds on South China Sea

China Rejects South China Sea Ruling on 10-Year Anniversary

The Philippines won the 2016 case at the Permanent Court of Arbitration which found that China’s expansive declaration in the South China Sea had no basis under international law-a significant decision that Beijing has consistently dismissed.

Ambassadors from 10 like-minded countries reaffirmed their support for the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling on its 10th anniversary Sunday, pledging deeper defense, maritime and technical cooperation with the Philippines to help bolster regional security, particularly in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

The United States, United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries have reasserted that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal