China claims almost all of the South China Sea but its claims are fiercely contested by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. This is an example we would encourage China to follow,” Denmark told lawmakers at a Congressional hearing in Washington last week. China turns down US advice to follow India’s example saying that there is ‘no comparison’ between the two casesBeijing: Grappling with the international tribunal’s verdict quashing its claims over the South China Sea, China on Wednesday turned down US advise to follow India’s example of settling its maritime row with Bangladesh by implementing the judgement saying that there is “no comparison” between the two cases. Lu said previous Philippines President Benigno S Aquino unilaterally opted for arbitration and “imposed” it on China. The tribunal awarded Bangladesh 19,467 sq km of area in Bay Bengal in 2014.

Source: Mint July 13, 2016 15:22 UTC