China Unhappy and Defiant

For John, BLUF:  The Chinese didn't accept the outcome.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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South China Sea tribunal:  Key points

Early this morning the Beeb published an article with a lot of bullet points on the outcome of the case the Philippines brought against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague over the South China Sea.

Conflicting claims show in this item from Quartz.  In purple is the Chinese Nine-Dash line, inherited from Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang Party.

Very interesting.

And a likely hot spot for some time to come.

Regards  —  Cliff