US: South China Sea Tribunal Ruling Presents Choice for Asia

An international tribunal ruling next week on a challenge to China's expansive claims in the South China Sea could determine whether the region is ruled by law or “raw calculations of power,” U.S. officials said Thursday. But the officials testifying at a congressional hearing declined to say whether any move by China to militarize more disputed land features would prompt a U.S. military response. The Permanent Court of Arbitration will rule next Tuesday in the case brought by the...

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