https://www.scmp.com/rss/322993/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The risk of confrontation between China and the maritime states of Southeast Asia has increased significantly following the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling that China’s expansive claim to the waters of the South China Sea enclosed by its “nine-dash line” had no legal basis under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and China could not claim historical rights to resources within the enclosed area. It criticised China for denying Philippine fishermen access to shared fishing grounds... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1989801/south-china-sea-beijing-big-fish-small-pond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1989801/south-china-sea-beijing-big-fish-small-pond?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:48:01 +0000