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Title:
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The Paradox at the Heart of the South China Sea Ruling
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Author:
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Feng Zhang
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Source:
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Foreign Policy
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Date:
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July 28, 2016
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Description:
- On July 12, an arbitration tribunal at The Hague delivered what is widely regarded as a landmark ruling on the maritime territorial dispute between the Philippines and China. Among many breathtaking findings, the tribunal declared China’s so-called “nine-dash line” invalid. It also concluded that none of the Spratly Islands — not even Itu Aba (Taiping Island), the largest naturally formed feature — are capable of generating an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of their own.
