China does not accept or recognize the Philippines' South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal ruling from 2016, which concluded Beijing's claim to almost the entire South China Sea was groundless, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
This photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows the Philippine Coast Guard vessel BRP Malapascua maneuvering as a Chinese coast guard ship cuts its path at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea. Ted Aljibe/ AFP
BEIJING — China does not accept or recognize the Philippines' South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal ruling from 2016, which concluded Beijing's claim to almost the entire South China Sea was groundless, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday.exactly seven years ago that invalidated China's expansive claims in the South China Sea, where about $3 trillion worth of sea-borne goods pass every year.
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday it does not accept any claim or action based on the ruling. "With its ruling, the tribunal violated the principle of state consent, went beyond its authority to hear the case and perverted law," spokesperson Wang Wenbing told a regular news conference.
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