Forum speakers: What they said

Tung Chee-hwa, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

There is ample evidence for China to reject the ruling in the South China Sea arbitration established at the unilateral request of the Philippine government.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea has provided its signatories with the option to make an exception in cases concerning maritime boundary delimitation. More than 30 countries have taken the option, including UN Security Council permanent members Britain, France and Russia.