chathamhouse – Despite its dramatic rejection of the South China Sea arbitration case initiated by the Philippines, China is gearing up to play a much larger role in the evolution of the international legal system.
A vendor in Beijing stands behind a map including an insert depicting the ‘nine-dash line’ in the South China Sea. Photo by Getty Images.It is tempting to read China’s refusal in this case to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal in The Hague as the defiance of an arrogant superpower that views itself as above international law. No doubt many in Manila, Washington and elsewhere are purveying this view. But there is more here than meets the eye.
For decades, Beijing has complained that the global order was forged in an era when China was weak and the rules of the game are rigged against it. Tiếp tục đọc “China’s Fury Over South China Sea Belies Its Legal Insecurities”
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