#Opinion: 10 years after the release of the so-called "South China Sea arbitration award," which violates fundamental principles of international law, contravenes the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and runs counter to the basic facts of the #SouthChinaSea, certain countries are once again recycling the same slogans about "peace," "stability," and a "rules-based order" in a statement.
The contradiction could hardly be more striking. Those who preach "peace" are the ones sending more warships and military jets into the region. The joint statement, like the unlawful "award" before it, changes nothing -- not the facts, and certainly not China's resolve to defend its legitimate rights.
