A decade after a South China Sea ruling, analysts said Beijing should continue engaging in good-faith diplomacy and explore international mediation, arguing that the unenforced ruling had failed to curb rising regional maritime tensions. The observations came after a weekend of fresh accusations over the 2016 decision by an international tribunal in The Hague ruling that most of China’s claims to historical and economic rights in the South China Sea were invalid. Beijing firmly rejected the...
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July 14, 2026 at 10:11 AM
How Beijing proposes to solve South China Sea disputes 10 years after Hague ruling
SCMP China