Media Report
- The New York Times reports: "An international tribunal in The Hague delivered a sweeping rebuke on Tuesday of China's behavior in the South China Sea, including the construction of artificial islands, and found that its expansive claim to sovereignty over the waters had no legal basis....'It's an overwhelming victory. We won on every significant point,' said the Philippines' chief counsel in the case, Paul S. Reichler. 'This is a remarkable victory for the Philippines.' But while the decision is legally binding, there is no mechanism for enforcing it, and China, which refused to participate in the tribunal's proceedings, reiterated on Tuesday that it would not abide by it. 'The award is invalid and has no binding force,' the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. 'China does not accept or recognize it.'"
- The Wall Street Journal reports: "In the aftermath of an unambiguous and unanimous legal verdict that strikes down Beijing's historic claims to the South China Sea, rebukes it for turning coral reefs into island fortresses through massive dredging and sides with bullied Philippine fishermen, the Chinese government's legitimacy is on the line. China's response will be guided by the reactions of a nationalistic public and a conviction that the judges in The Hague who delivered their stinging judgment were pawns in a U.S. conspiracy to contain China's rise. China will now turn its wrath on America. On Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency denounced the case as a 'farce directed with meticulous care by outside forces.'"
- Reuters reports: "Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday China hoped for a 'powerful' European Union and he had faith it would develop despite Britain's vote to leave. 'China firmly supports the process of EU integration and believes that the EU's development will not stop, and furthermore is willing to see a stable, flourishing, and powerful EU,' Li said during a summit of Chinese and European leaders....The two-day China-EU summit, which began on Tuesday, is the fist meetings between Chinese and European Union leaders since the British vote to leave the EU in a June 23 referendum."
Calendar
- 2016-07-11 China Intensifies Opposition Ahead of South China Sea Ruling
- 2016-07-10 Beijing to make good on investment pledge at EU-China summit
- 2016-07-08 US Says S China Sea Tribunal Ruling Presents Choice for Asia
- 2016-07-07 S.Korea, U.S. formally decide to deploy THAAD missile defence
- 2016-07-06 China paper warns US of ‘price’ to pay in South China Sea
- 2016-07-05 China says wants peace after newspaper warns on South China Sea clash
- 2016-07-04 China criticizes Japan over 'dangerous' jet scramble
- 2016-07-03 China Plans South China Sea Drills Ahead of Court Ruling
- 2016-07-01 China’s Xi Warns Communist Party Not to Waver on Ideology
- 2016-06-30 Beijing slams South China Sea case as court ruling nears
News
- The New York Times Beijing's South China Sea Claims Rejected by Hague Tribunal
- The Wall Street Journal After Ruling, Humiliated China Turns Wrath on U.S.
- Reuters China remains confident in EU future after Brexit
- The Washington Post Beijing's claims to South China Sea rejected by international tribunal
- Bloomberg Business China's South China Sea Claims Dashed by Hague Court Ruling
- The New York Times Ikea Extends Recall to China After Criticism
- BBC News Beijing engineers coverage of South China Sea ruling
- The Wall Street Journal Pokémon Chasers in China Hit Brick Wall
- Bloomberg Business Ground Zero of China's Slowdown Leaves Locals Looking for Exit
- Reuters Tribunal overwhelmingly rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims
- The Washington Post Tribunal says China caused irreparable harm to ecosystem with construction on Mischief Reef
- The Financial Times Obama forced Xi to back down over South China Sea dispute
- TIME Showdown Now Looming Over the South China Sea
Commentary
- The National Interest South China Sea Showdown: Part of a Much Bigger Nightmare
- Foreign Policy Hague Court Strikes Down Beijing's South China Sea Claims
- The Diplomat International Court Issues Unanimous Award in Philippines v. China Case on South China Sea
- The Wall Street Journal: China Real Time Xi Jinping Beetle Creeps Out China's Censors
- Foreign Policy: Tea Leaf Nation China's Bizarre Stereotypes of the United States
- The Economist Daily Chart: The South China Sea
- The New York Times: Sinosphere Beetle Is Named in Honor of Xi Jinping, but China Aims to Squash the News