PH ‘categorically rejects’ Beijing claims on South China Sea award: It’s final, binding

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SCARBOROUGH SHOAL. A satellite image shows a possible raft at the opening to Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea, on May 27, 2026.

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The Chinese embassy in Manila floods its social media accounts with claims that both belittle and reject the 2016 Arbitral Award, two weeks before the 10th anniversary of the landmark award

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) criticized the Chinese embassy in Manila late Monday, June 22, after it published social media posts belittling the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea and claiming Scarborough Shoal, about 120 nautical miles off Zambales province, as its territory.