After 2016 arbitral award, West Philippine Sea shifted from fish to force

MANILA, Philippines — The 2016 arbitral award that declared China’s nine-dash line, now the 10-dash line, as having no legal basis under international law is widely recognized as a landmark win for the Philippines, which initiated the case against Beijing in 2013. Nearly a decade later, however, a new analysis points to a dramatic and troubling shift: the West Philippine Sea’s transition from a fishing line to a militarized zone. Alicor Panao, an Inquirer data scientist and associate professor at the University of the Philippines, said the decision did not bring the legal clarity many had hoped for. RELATED STORY: […]... Keep on reading: After 2016 arbitral award, West Philippine Sea shifted from fish to force

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