South China Searejected China's claimsNEW DELHI: China has said it neither accepts nor recognizes The Hague tribunal's verdict against its claims to territories in the. But that China would heap abuses on the tribunal was perhaps not expected.Through its state-run news agency Xinhua, China has called the case - now won by the Philippines - a "farce". However, he has his state-run media at his disposal to say what his government really thinks.China "is dedicated to maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea but will not accept any positions or actions based on the outcome of the arbitration case over the dispute," Xi told Reuters. "He (Wanai) assembled five lawyers of international law into a biased arbitral tribunal, which is tilted toward the Philippines and ignored what China stands for," Chinese Ambassador to The Netherlands Wu Ken is quoted as saying. The other judges were France, Poland, the Netherlands and Germany.

Source: Times of India July 12, 2016 14:10 UTC