China could quit UNCLOS, expert says

China could consider quitting the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea if the upcoming ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague infringes on China's sovereignty, an expert said.

The Arbitral Tribunal's ruling in the arbitration case, which was unilaterally initiated by the Philippines against China over the South China Sea disputes, will be announced on Tuesday.

He Zhou, a professor at the Center for Communication Research at City University of Hong Kong, told China Daily on Friday that the UNCLOS is likely to be manipulated by some countries using it as tool to harm China's sovereignty and national interests.