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China Slapped Down on South China Sea for Environmental Issues

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Jul 16, 2016
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On July 12, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea upheld the Philippine government’s challenge to China’s sweeping claim that it had “since time immemorial” ruled the seas between Hainan and Singapore.

But almost overlooked in media reportage of the tribunal’s rulings were important clarifications of provisions of the United Nations Conventio…

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