South China Sea ruling keeps oil, commodities trade on tenterhooks

07/22/16 • 4 min

Brussels to Beijing: Commodity Policy in Europe and Asia Podcast

On July 12, Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration declared that China's nine-dash line and claims to historic rights in the South China Sea have no validity under international law. China, meanwhile, refused to participate in the procedure and neither accepted nor recognized the decision.The...

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