China Must Abide by Sea Ruling, Philippine Justice Says
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China must comply with any ruling on competing territorial claims with the Philippines in the South China Sea even if it refuses to participate in international arbitration over the dispute, Philippines Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said.
“It doesn’t matter if China doesn’t appear, if the tribunal finds that there is jurisdiction, the tribunal will proceed,” Carpio told Bloomberg Television in Singapore Thursday. “We don’t want anyone, any state to resort to armed force in settling this dispute.”