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China: “Unlawful Arbitration”

Even before the announcement of the arbitral award to the South China sea, China had announced to accept the verdict. According to the verdict itself, Beijing has not moved an inch from its previous Position.

Non-acceptance, non-recognition and non-involvement – for instance, China’s Position in relation to the completion of the proceedings in The Hague. And this Position has been accompanied in recent months by a large-scale media offensive in the world: with press briefings, symposia, and guest articles in prestigious Newspapers. The threat of defeat – which was clearly a slap in the face of the emerging large-scale.

Since about a week, a fourth factor comes into play: not a Foreclosure. China feared a defeat, and it protects itself with the notice of possible legal and political demands of the parties involved.

Demonstrations in front of the Chinese Embassy in Manila

So it came to be. On Tuesday (12.07.2016) announced the Permanent court of arbitration in The Hague that China’s claims were not entitled to in the South China sea. The court ruled that there are “no legal basis” of China’s “claim historical rights” to the resources in the sea area. The court of arbitration was in order after several years of negotiations, a lawsuit brought by the Philippines law. The Philippines called 2013 the UN court to clarify the legal Basis for Chinese claims in the disputed sea area, which includes the Paracel and Spratly island groups. China’s official Xinhua news Agency described the arbitration as “unlawful, invalid and grotesque”. The court of arbitration had no Jurisdiction. China’s foreign Ministry released on Tuesday evening in a written statement and reiterated his claims, which is the result of Beijing from the history. At the same time, China secures the rights for free Flights and ship travel.

“The Theater must be stopped”

China’s diplomats, usually with harsh criticism, are the subject of the South China sea, striking aggressively. Dai Bingguo, former state Councilor for foreign policy questions, declared in the last week on the China-US dialogue between the think tanks of the South China sea in Washington, that the judgment is nothing more than “a piece of scrap paper”, that belong in the trash. “When the illegal sentence is spoken, may said, no man and no country is in any way the arbitration award, China, the judgment impose”, Dai. China would also not have to be afraid, even if all of the ten US aircraft carrier would travel in battle formation to the South China sea, Dai in clear text.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi

Also, China’s foreign Minister Wang Yi saves in polemics. He referred to the of the Philippines desired procedure before a UN Tribunal as “theatre”. In a telephone conversation with U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry in early July Wang of China, was quoted by the Ministry of foreign Affairs thus: “The theatre, the procedure must be terminated.” He can see a serious legal error in the proceedings, in the application of laws and the collection of evidence. The official Xinhua news Agency referred to in this “anti-Chinese Theater,” the former Philippine President Benigno Aquino III as the “main actor”, Japan as a “supporting actor” and the United States as a “Director”.

Fu Ying, Chairman of the foreign Affairs Committee of China’s national people’s Congress, urged in an article on the website of the US magazine “Foreign Policy” to direct talks between the parties involved. “Most of the disputes today are resolved by negotiations between the countries directly,” she wrote. “The conditions, whether bilaterally or multilaterally, you need to make the countries themselves in the framework of an agreement.” Fu was Ambassador in England and the Philippines. Later, she became China’s Vice foreign Minister.

Judge and legal counsel at the Permanent court of arbitration

“The arrogance of Western powers”

In a commentary in Tuesday’s edition of the People’s Daily, the propaganda sheet of the Communist party, the author writes Zhong Sheng (The name means bell or Warnglocke note. d. Red.), the “planned act of sabotage of the U.S. and the Philippines” in connection with the Permanent court of arbitration is a violation of the rights of peoples. “The Western forces, represented mainly by the USA on the international stage, Megaphone in Hand. You are arrogant, stir up the dust and let the rain from the sky raining down and confuse the Black with the White.” China won against the territorial integrity determined that the Maritime interests and the peoples ‘ rights to defend. This index namely the responsibility of a great power, it said.

On Monday, China’s media have published a list of 66 countries to support China’s Position in the South China sea. According to the report, would have been positioned by these countries, heads of state, heads of government, the Ministry of foreign Affairs, or foreign Minister as well as Minister of defence, clearly in the interest of China. Among China’s followers of Asian and African developing countries. So, China wants to demonstrate that Beijing is supported by the majority of the international community.

The same time for a week-long naval exercises took place Monday on the disputed waters of the Paracel Islands, in order to show strength. China’s Navy and air force have carried out battle exercises, this means that sharp weapons had been used, reported China’s state media.

Representatives of the Philippines in the hearing of 2015

Back at the end of the joy of holding in Manila

In the Philippines the ruling was welcomed, however, officially “on”. Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said it is a “landmark decision”, called for a peaceful solution to the territorial disputes with China. “The Philippines reaffirm their commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes under the maintenance of peace and stability in the Region,” he allowed in a first Statement. The Philippine practice niches official restraint. The action before the Permanent court of arbitration had not yet been by the previous government under Benigno Aquino III aimed for. Since the inauguration of the new President, Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines, strive but to a significant rapprochement with China. The new President had repeatedly expressed his intention “to hold bilateral talks” with Beijing on the settlement of the territorial disputes.