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In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute | Top News | Reuters
In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute
In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute
Thoughts are?AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -
An arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear some territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over disputed areas in the South China Sea.
In a legal defeat for China, the Hague-based tribunal rejected Beijing's claim that the disputes were about its territorial sovereignty and said additional hearings would be held to decide the merits of the Philippines' arguments.