China on Saturday published a report titled New Refutation of the South China
Sea Arbitration Award at the South China Sea Security Roundtable in Hong Kong.
The report says the arbitration ruling’s illegality and absurdity have become
clear over the past decade, alleges major errors in the ruling’s legal
interpretation, fact-finding and evidentiary basis, and says it has damaged
China–Philippines ties and regional stability. It calls for an urgent,
comprehensive removal of the ruling’s lingering effects. Attended by legal
delegates and academics from multiple countries and regions, the event
reiterated that China does not accept any claims or actions based on the award
and described that position as a lawful, necessary step to defend China’s South
China Sea rights and preserve peace and international law.
