This chapter of history reveals another fundamental fact: The post-World War II international order established the basis for ...

On July 12, nine years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its final ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The court ...

He urged the audience to restore the “correct” historical and legal background. As a consequence, it seems likely we will witness a form of history warfare as part of China’s new propaganda to boost ...

The seminar mentioned in the article is titled History and Law of the South China Sea, and was held in Haikou on June 25, 2024, hosted by the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Governance.

China’s claims reach deep into the South China Sea. On maps of the area, Beijing has demarcated what’s known as the “nine-dash line” (pictured in green in the below map), a boundary that brushes up ...

China claims the feature, as it does most of the South China Sea, as its territory, citing historical rights, despite an international tribunal's 2016 ruling dismissing Beijing's sweeping claims.

Why It Matters. China claims sovereignty over roughly 90 percent of the South China Sea, citing "historical rights," despite a Hague-based arbitral tribunal's 2016 ruling dismissing the claims as ...

Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the pact risked ...