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LAWYER URGES NEW LEGAL CASE 5 YEARS AFTER LANDMARK SOUTH CHINA SEA RULING

On the fifth anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling, the lawyer who advised the Philippine government against China’s excessive claims in the South China Sea suggests there should be renewed international efforts and a “new legal case.” But countries in the region are treading carefully.

CHINA'S NEW CLAIMS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

As tensions mount in the South China Sea, China has named and claimed 80 obscure geographical features in those contested waters as it steps up its aggressive campaign to mark out territory and push out other claimants.

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