Will China and the US be at war next week? Beijing set to defy Hague ultimatum
CHINA is on a collision course with the US over a bitter territorial dispute that has sparked fears of a new global war breaking out NEXT WEEK.
By ROSS LOGAN
Express.co.uk
Sat, Jul 9, 2016
A long-running legal battle between China and the Philippines will conclude on Tuesday, July 12, when the Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration delivers its verdict over the so-called “Nine-Dash Line” – a key shipping route in the South China Sea.
The decision comes three years after the Philippines brought its case to tribunal, with Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam also laying claims to overlapping areas of the ocean.
China claims virtually all of the resource-rich sea as it’s own, and has continued with an aggressive building programme of military ports, artificial runways and fortresses, despite international condemnation.
The country has already said it will ignore the Hague’s ruling, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi saying it “would only escalate the disputes and tensions.”
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