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Title:
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South China Sea: China defiant as tribunal backs Philippines
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Author:
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BBC News
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Source:
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BBC
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Date:
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July 12, 2016
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Description:
- China has firmly rejected an international tribunal ruling that its claims to rights in the South China Sea have no legal basis. President Xi Jinping said China's "territorial sovereignty and marine rights" in the seas would not be affected by the ruling "in any way".
