Title:

 ROC position on the South China Sea Arbitration

Author:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)

Source:

Public Diplomacy Coordination Council

Date:

July 12, 2016

Description:

The award rendered by the tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the South China Sea arbitration is completely unacceptable to the government of the Republic of China. The tribunal’s decisions have no legally binding force on the ROC, for the following reasons: