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Urgent: Law-abusing tribunal issues ill-founded award on South China Sea arbitration

Xinhua, July 12, 2016 Adjust font size:

The tribunal handling the South China Sea arbitration case unilaterally initiated by the former Philippine government issued its final award on Tuesday, amid a global chorus that as the panel has no jurisdiction, its decision is naturally null and void.

A source with the Philippine Foreign Ministry told Xinhua that the ministry has received the award. Endi