Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Zhenmin
(VOVworld) - China has refused to take part in hearings in the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration on territorial disputes in the East Sea initiated by the Philippines and said it does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction.
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Zhenmin said on Friday that China will not participate in the hearings and does not recognize the court’s jurisdiction in the case.
On October 29 Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague decided to expand its jurisdiction to the East Sea to consider the case of a territorial dispute between the Philippines and China