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China rejects ruling by the Hague-based tribunal over South China Sea islands

Tuesday, 12 July 2016 9:53 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 12 July 2016 9:53 PM ]

This aerial image taken from a C-130 transport plane shows a general view of Taiping island during a visit by journalists to the island, in the Spratlys chain in the South China Sea on March 23, 2016. ©AFP

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