China rejects joint hype over South China Sea Arbitral Award 10 years after, urges relevant countries to stop stirring up trouble

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China’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement in response to a joint statement by some countries, including the US, Australia, the UK, Japan and the Philippines, on the 10th anniversary of the so-called Arbitral Award on the South China Sea, reiterating that China does not accept or recognize the illegal arbitral award and that China’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea shall under no circumstances be affected by it.

Responding to a joint statement issued…