China's nonacceptance and nonrecognition of the so-called "2016 South China Sea arbitration award" demonstrate its opposition to the abuse of law and its commitment to upholding the international rule of law, participants said on Monday at a forum in Hong Kong.

Beijing has blasted a joint statement released by 14 countries regarding the "2016 South China Sea arbitration award", urging those countries to "stop stirring up trouble over the…

Several nations reaffirmed China's expansive South China Sea claims are illegal. A 2016 arbitration ruling declared China's claims lack legal basis. These countries oppose…