Beijing’s acts dilute impact of South China Sea award, Manila’s lawyer says

Paul Reichler insists on 10th anniversary that ruling's legal force is as strong as ever Chinese coast guard vessels fire water cannons at the Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah in May 2024. The Philippine ship was on a resupply mission to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. © Reuters TOKYO — Beijing's actions in the South China Sea over the past decade have weakened the practical impact of the 2016 arbitration ruling that rejected the communist country's claims to much of the disputed water but not its legal force, according to the Philippines' lead lawyer in the landmark case.

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