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After the five-judge panel in The Hague sided with the Philippines on essentially every point in its arbitration case against China over claims in the South China Sea, China pushed back vehemently, reasserting its stance that it does not accept the court’s ruling. NewsChina analyzes how the latest chapter of the South China Sea saga will a affect the region at large

By NewsChina Updated Oct.1

After the five-judge panel in The Hague sided with the Philippines on essentially every point in its arbitration case against China over claims in the South China Sea, China pushed back vehemently, reasserting its stance that it does not accept the court’s ruling. NewsChina analyzes how the latest chapter of the South China Sea saga will a affect the region at large.

Chinese and Chinese-Dutch residents gather outside the Peace Palace in The Hague to protest the arbitral tribunal’s ruling. PHOTO BY CNS

A similar protest in the UK, a country which supported the ruling, July 16, 2016. PHOTO BY CNS

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