"The peace and stability of the South China Sea is for China and the 10 members of ASEAN to dedicate themselves to maintaining. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga declined to say whether the South China Sea ruling would prompt a change of heart. Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have unresolved, overlapping claims on parts of the South China Sea. A five-judge tribunal dismissed China's "Nine-dash line" - a 69-year-old claim to roughly 85 percent of the South China Sea - saying it was unlawful under the 1982 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNLCLOS). "This is that relevant disputes in the South China Sea should be resolved by parties directly involved via direct talks and consultations," Lu told reporters.

Source: Thanhnien News July 14, 2016 11:26 UTC