Voice of America: Philippines Takes China Island Dispute to UN Tribunal

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Philippines Takes China Island Dispute to UN Tribunal Jan 22nd 2013, 13:21 The Philippines is taking China to a United Nations court in hopes of settling a long-running dispute over territory in the South China Sea. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario says Manila is taking the case to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea because it has "exhausted almost all political and diplomatic avenues for a negotiated settlement." "The Philippines is requesting the arbitral tribunal to issue an award that, among other [things] ... declares that ... Media files: F3D906E6-D76A-465F-83B0-5CAD5E6C7A3A_cx0_cy1_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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