14 nations and the EU reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea
- Posted on July 12, 2026
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14 nations and the EU reaffirm 2016 ruling invalidating China's claims in South China Sea
The United States, the United Kingdom and a dozen other Western and Asian countries reasserted on Sunday that China's expansive claims in the South China Sea are illegal based on a 2016 arbitration ruling.