A decade after the Hague decision South China Sea In its ruling, Beijing should continue to engage in good faith diplomacy and explore international mediation, analysts say, arguing that the unenforced decision had failed to curb regional maritime tensions.
The assessments came after a weekend of new allegations about the 2016 decision of an international court that most of China’s claims to historical and economic rights in the South China Sea were invalid, a decision Beijing firmly rejected.
on sunday, the tenth anniversary of the rulingA coalition of 14 countries led by the United States and the Philippines called the decision “legally binding and final” and criticized Beijing for refusing to recognize or implement it.
Beijing responded the same day by describing US-led military deployments as the “main threat” to regional peace in the South China Sea.
He dismissed the Hague ruling as “null and void,” calling it a politically motivated process that lacked state consent. He also refused to recognize the court’s authority to hear the case and said he would not implement its findings.