WorldChina rebuts 14-nation joint statement marking 10 years since South China Sea arbitration ruling

Ten years after an international arbitration ruling rejected China’s claims over territorial rights in the South China Sea, Japan and 13 other countries issued a joint statement calling on China to comply with the decision. China’s Foreign Ministry pushed back, describing the ruling as “a piece of paper with no binding force,” among other objections.

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