Philippines Awaits Decision on South China Sea

The Philippines is cautiously welcoming an international arbitration court's announcement that it will accept Manila's complaint about China's expanded activities in the South China Sea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague said it will take on seven of the 15 complaints the Philippines filed about China's claim of exclusive sovereign rights, territorial waters and an exclusive economic zone. China has rejected the case ever since the Philippines raised it in...

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