China/Philippines: Tribunal orders China to respond to PHL’s complaint over sea row

Jun 4, 2014 | GMA News
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A United Nations-backed international arbitral tribunal has ordered China to respond to the Philippines' claim that Beijing illegally occupied certain areas in the South China Sea.

The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration issued its second Procedural Order after the second meeting of the Arbitral Tribunal's members last May 14 and 15.

However, in an statement later Wednesday, China reiterated its refusal to take part in the arbitration proceedings and rejected the ruling.