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US, UK, 12 other nations reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines — The United States, United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are...

ITLOS Ruling: A Landmark Defense of Freedom of Navigation

In the largest penalty the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has ever levied, a Special Chamber ruled unanimously against Equatorial Guinea on May 27, 2026, ord...

Ten years after award, law and power diverge in South China Sea

Ten years have passed since the International Arbitral Tribunal ruled in favor of the Philippines in its maritime case against China. The July 2016 award was hailed at the time as...

WPS: 14 countries reaffirm ruling vs Beijing's South China Sea claims

MANILA, Philippines — Fourteen countries, including the Philippines, reaffirmed on Sunday that there is no legal basis for China’s expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea....

10 Years Ago, the Philippines Won a Major Victory in the South China Sea. Did It Matter?

What did the arbitral tribunal's award actually achieve?

Japan and others mark 10 years since South China Sea arbitration

The countries stressed that the 2016 decision in The Hague "is final, legally binding and definitive between China and the Philippines" regarding their territorial row.

EU, 14 nations reaffirm 2016 South China Sea ruling

Beijing renews attacks on landmark South China Sea tribunal on ruling’s 10th anniversary

Beijing has denounced a “thoroughly illegal” international tribunal that ruled against its expansive claims in the South China Sea, with a senior diplomat describing it as a “thorn...

13 nations, the EU and NZ reaffirm ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea

The US, the UK and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling.

Arbitration court ruling major diplomatic victory for Pakistan: Leghari

Philippines deposits Bajo de Masinloc chart with UN

China has controlled access to the shoal since 2012, following a tense standoff between Manila and Beijing

Navigating the South China Sea dispute, 10 years after Hague ruling

14 nations and the EU reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea

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

Indonesia’s telling empty chair on the South China Sea

The most significant development at this week’s Conference Commemorating the Tenth Anniversary of the South China Sea Arbitration Award in Jakarta was not what was discussed. It wa...

14 nations, EU: China’s claims in disputed waters illegal

MANILA, Philippines — The United States, the United Kingdom, and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea...

Whither ASEAN? A decade of silence on the South China Sea

This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with permission. Read the original here. July 12 marked the 10th anniversary of the arbitral tribunal ruling in favo...

China accuses Philippines of ‘flagrantly infringing’ on sovereignty in seabed claim

Beijing accused Manila of “flagrantly infringing” on Chinese sovereignty and undermining regional peace after the Philippines formally presented its bid to the United Nations this...

How Beijing proposes to solve South China Sea disputes 10 years after Hague ruling

A decade after the Hague’s South China Sea ruling, Beijing should continue engaging in good-faith diplomacy and explore international mediation, analysts say, arguing that the unen...

14 nations, EU reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea

A joint statement from 14 nations rejected “destabilising” actions in the disputed waters threatening regional stability

Philippine Defense Chief Rebukes China After Note Interrupts Seoul Security Forum

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro sharply rebuked China during an international security forum in Seoul after a Chinese military attaché sent him a note challenging the...

What Did the Nine-Dash Line Ruling Accomplish?

Ten years on, the Philippines is stepping up its defense plans in the South China Sea.

PH files submission on extended continental shelf in West Philippine Sea  

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) Extended Continental Shelf Technical Working Group spent 15 years working on the submission

US rejects China’s attempt to enforce new restrictions at Scarborough Reef

The United States has firmly rejected China's maneuvers at Scarborough Reef, asserting that Beijing's environmental assertions are hindering Filipino fishermen from accessing their...

Scarborough Shoal and the Philippines’ Paper Trail in the South China Sea

In the South China Sea, power is usually measured in ships, patrols and presence. In July, the Philippines opened a quieter front: the legal record.By...