At some point in the coming weeks an international arbitration court in The Hague will rule on whether China’s expansive claims to virtually all of the South China Sea are legitimate or not.
Beijing has rejected the proceedings brought by the Philippines, a rival claimant in the disputed waters, as illegal and illegitimate even though they are being conducted under the auspices of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (Unclos), which China has signed and ratified.
No matter the outcome of the arbitration, China will come away from this case looking like a bully that thumbs its nose at international rules.
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