Third of four parts
THE third-biggest lie over our South China Sea disputes with China has been disseminated in the Hitlerian tactic that a fallacy repeated again and again would be believed as truth.Indeed, nearly all media reports on our SCS quarrel contain versions of the following statement: 'The Philippines sued China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague in 2013 over the country's claims in the West Philippine Sea.
Instead of going to a court to settle who legitimately owns it, Mr. X demands instead an arbitration by a panel. Mr. Y disagrees and instead asks for negotiations. Mr. X goes ahead with the arbitration, setting up its own panel of arbitrators with Mr. Y refusing to participate. That is essentially what the Philippine arbitration suit against China was.The tribunal itself emphasized that nothing in its ruling involves which country has the legitimate sovereignty over the features in the Spratlys.
Hoax No. 3: 'Court' Ruled Vs China's Claims
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