China slams South China Sea case as court set to rule

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BEIJING/AMSTERDAM, June 29 (Reuters) buy canada goose jacket An international court said on Wednesday it would deliver a hotly anticipated ruling in the Philippines case against China over the South China Sea on July Canada Goose Coats On Sale 12, drawing an immediate rebuke from Beijing, which rejects the tribunal jurisdiction.

The United States, which is a close ally of the Philippines and is concerned about China Canada Goose Parka expansive South China Sea claims, reiterated its backing for The Hague based Permanent Court canada goose coats on sale of Arbitration and urged a peaceful resolution of the dispute.

Manila is contesting China historical claim to about 90 percent of uk canada goose the South China Sea, one cheap Canada Goose of the world busiest Canada Goose Outlet shipping lanes. Several Southeast Asian states have overlapping claims in the sea and the dispute Canada Goose online has sparked concerns of a military confrontation that could disrupt global trade.

In a lengthy statement after the court announcement of the July 12 ruling date, Chinese foreign ministry canada goose store spokesman Hong canada goose uk shop Lei said Manila approach flouted international law.

again stress that the arbitration court Canada Goose sale has no jurisdiction in the case and on the relevant matter, and should not hold hearings or make a uk canada goose outlet ruling, he said.

Philippines unilateral lodging of the South China buy canada https://www.thecanadagooseoutlet.com goose jacket cheap Sea arbitration case is contrary to international law.

He said: the issue of territory and disputes over maritime delineation, China does not accept any dispute resolution from a third party and does not accept any dispute resolution forced on China. backing for the court. support the peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea, including canadian goose jacket the use of international legal mechanisms such as arbitration.

China official Xinhua news agency said the court was a tribunal that had contested jurisdiction. It said the case would only worsen the canada goose clearance sale dispute.

fails to see that such Canada Goose Online an arbitration will only stir cheap canada goose uk up more trouble in the South China canada goose sale womens Sea, which doesn serve the interests of the concerned parties in the least, it said.

The case threatens to further complicate the issue by giving certain parties in the disputes the false impression they could profit by deliberately creating chaos Xinhua added.

China bases its South China Sea canada goose black friday sale claim canada goose clearance on a so called canada goose Dash line stretching deep into the maritime heart of southeast Asia and covering hundreds of disputed islands and reefs, rich fishing grounds and oil and canada goose uk outlet gas deposits.

China canada goose coats has accused the United States of the issue and warned in May that international complaints about its actions in the South China Sea would snap back on its critics. But it canada goose factory sale has largely avoided specific threats of how it might respond to canada goose uk black friday the arbitration ruling. (Additional reporting by Manny Mogato in Manila and David Brunnstrom on Washington; Editing by Richard Balmforth).