A recent incident off China’s Ren’ai Jiao, where Philippine vessels surrounded and obstructed a China Coast Guard patrol vessel, has once again escalated tensions in the South China Sea.

Prior to the Philippines unilaterally launching “the South China Sea arbitration”, China and ASEAN member states had already reached consensus that disputes ought to be settled via negotiations and consultations between the directly concerned parties.

How has this unlawful arbitral award emboldened the Philippines to engage in more encroachments, and impeded the peaceful resolution of South China Sea-related disputes? Click on the video to learn the truth.

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