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These claims overlap with those of several neighboring countries and a 2016 international arbitral tribunal decision rejected China's position on a number of rocks or low-tide reefs also claimed by the Philippines.
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2016, an arbitral court at The Hague largely sided with the Philippines and dismissed China's sweeping South China Sea claims, citing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
China claims upwards of 90 percent of the strategic waterway as its territory, despite an international arbitral court's 2016 ruling dismissing its claims.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Beijing refused to take part in the proceedings and maintains the arbitral decision is invalid.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Beijing has dismissed a 2016 decision by an international arbitral court at The Hague that largely sided with the Philippines.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
China claims sovereignty over nearly the entire South China Sea, citing historical rights, and has rejected a 2016 arbitral ruling that favored the Philippines.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
An international arbitral court's 2016 decision rejected these sweeping claims, but China maintains the ruling is invalid, citing historical rights.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia relied on UNCLOS to settle their maritime disputes with each other, and Indonesia and Malaysia have referred to the 2016 arbitral ruling in UN submissions.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
In 2016, an arbitral court at The Hague largely sided with the Philippines and dismissed China's sweeping South China Sea claims, citing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
China claims upwards of 90 percent of the strategic waterway as its territory, despite an international arbitral court's 2016 ruling dismissing its claims.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Beijing refused to take part in the proceedings and maintains the arbitral decision is invalid.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Beijing has dismissed a 2016 decision by an international arbitral court at The Hague that largely sided with the Philippines.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
China claims sovereignty over nearly the entire South China Sea, citing historical rights, and has rejected a 2016 arbitral ruling that favored the Philippines.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
An international arbitral court's 2016 decision rejected these sweeping claims, but China maintains the ruling is invalid, citing historical rights.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia relied on UNCLOS to settle their maritime disputes with each other, and Indonesia and Malaysia have referred to the 2016 arbitral ruling in UN submissions.
—Jill Goldenziel, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Arbitral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbitral. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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arbitral
adjective
ar·bi·tral
ˈär-bə-trəl 
: of or relating to arbitrators or arbitration
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