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Ten years after the Philippines won the Arbitral Award, China continues to be in a state of denial
On Sunday, July 12, a decade after the Philippines won the historic Arbitral Award over China, 13 other countries urged the recalcitrant Asian giant to abide by the ruling, saying it’s “final, legally binding, and definitive.” These countries include the US, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Slovenia. Read the complete list and their statement here.
The 2016 award declared as invalid China’s sweeping claims over the South China Sea and affirmed the integrity of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone within the West Philippine Sea.
The road that led to that victory was difficult, but it endures, said Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe, “not because it was rendered in The Hague, but because the Republic decided, in our Constitution, in our laws, in our institutions, and outwards in our dealing with the world, to live by it.” (Watch or listen to the solicitor general’s speech commemorating the 10-year anniversary.)
