Chinese vessels artificially building up Subi Reef in the South China Sea. In 2016 the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled China had bre

Chinese vessels artificially building up Subi Reef in the South China Sea. In 2016 the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled China had breached articles of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and caused “severe, irreparable harm” to several features in the South China Sea, including Subi Reef. Further, the Court ruled that China’s territorial claims to the ‘nine-dash line’ are “contrary to the Convention and without lawful effect.” Photo – Commons, public domain

Chinese vessels artificially building up Subi Reef in the South China Sea. In 2016 the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague ruled China had breached articles of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and caused “severe, irreparable harm” to several features in the South China Sea, including Subi Reef. Further, the Court ruled that China’s territorial claims to the ‘nine-dash line’ are “contrary to the Convention and without lawful effect.” Photo – Commons, public domain