The growth of the South China Sea as a primary area of concern of the U.S.-Japan alliance, second perhaps only to the Korean nuclear threat, is one of the main trends of the past four years. The East China Sea, once a serious concern, has receded in the background as China—under Xi Jinping’s direction—has turned its attention and focus on securing Chinese pre-eminence inside the Nine-Dashed Line. This coming spring, the Philippines’ court case on the legality of this line will be decided by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. By many accounts, and by the weaknesses inherent in China’s claims, the finding is likely to be in Manila’s favor.

作为美日联盟主要关注地区的中国南海局势的发展，其受关注程度大概仅仅只是次于朝鲜的核威胁，是过去四年中的一个主要趋势。中国——在习近平的指导下——已经转移了注意力以及焦点到巩固其在九段线的存在感，而中国东海，曾经作为一个备受关注的地区，已经隐居幕后了。今年春季，菲律宾提出的关于九段线合法性的诉讼案件将会在海牙常设国际仲裁法院判决。通过许多依据，以及中国声明中存在的固有漏洞，最终的判决结果很有可能合马尼拉的心意。

ferdinand marcos ? 2 days ago
Who Will Stand Up to China This Year?
All UN member countries who adhere INTERNATIONAL LAW.

今年谁会对抗中国？
所有遵守国际法的联合国成员

ting_m_1999 ferdinand marcos ? a day ago
Who Will Stand UP to America, the Dictatorial Tyrant, This Year?

（回LS）今年谁会对抗美国，这个独裁暴君？

ferdinand marcos ting_m_1999 ? a day ago
The China Communist Party headed by Pres. Xi of PROC. and North Korea.

（回LS）中国和朝鲜。

A Chinese Sannie Evan Malala ? 17 hours ago
The nine-dashed-line is a fact, even the Pinoy admits its existence as you have attested; you cannot call a fact a lie, by calling a fact a lie means you are lying and you are a liar lying to cover Pinoy's stealing.

（回LS）九段线是实际存在的事实，就像你自己也说的，即使是菲律宾也承认其存在；你不能把一个真实存在的事实称为一个谎言，而通过你这种把事实称为谎言的说法，那意味着你本身就是个大骗子，而且试图用谎言来掩盖菲律宾偷窃的行为。

Pits A Chinese ? 17 hours ago
china’s territorial claims, based upon a 1947 map showing nine dashed lines encircling the SCS, has NO legitimate basis...NOT recognize by the international community..then or now..there is absolutely NO HISTORICAL basis to support either of the dash-line claims..Chiang Kai-Shek’s 9 or 11 dash line declaration is nothing but a gigantic historical fraud..its nothing but a sole declaration made by china which nobody recognizes or acknowledges.,,its not a treaty or something the world is compelled to abide or accept or believed..nor is it binding to anyone..

（回LS）中国领土声明的依据是一份展示九段线包含了南海诸礁岛的1947年的地图，而这依据是完全不合法的...也不被国际社会承认...无论是当时还是现在...中国都毫无任何历史依据来支持其九段线声明...蒋委员长的9或11段线的宣告就是一个巨大的历史欺诈...这就是一份没有任何人承认的仅仅中国单方面的宣告，，这九段线根本就不是一个世界必须去遵守或者接受或者相信...或者一个对任何人都有约束力的协议或什么东西。

Merlion Economist ferdinand marcos ? a day ago
Rule of law is only law for non Super Powers. ie. the small players.
Don't you know your history.
PH are really flogging a dead horse with this one. Same judgement that got them no where in the past.

讲法律，对小国家是要讲法律，超级大国可不需要。
你不了解历史啊，
菲律宾这一次实际上是做无用功。一直以来，这样的法律判决对他们（中国）来说都没有什么约束力的。
ferdinand marcos Merlion Economist ? a day ago
merlion of singapore or native chinese hiding in singapore.
No one is above the Law, unless it's a Living type of Law.
China's way of STRATEGY in defending a BOGUS CLAIM is a waste of effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding, that is the definiton of flogging a dead horse.
Changing a strategy is the best solution, in face of a looming UNFORESEEN LEGAL REPERCUSSION.
How about trillions of Dollars?
When there is money, money comes.
China got money, and China will Pay Big Time!

楼上是新加坡人，或者隐藏在新加坡的中国人。没有人可以凌驾在法律之上，除非是生活类型的法律。中国维护自己无效主权声明的战略根本是在做无用功，不可能成功的。改变战略才是最好的解决方案，否则将受到法律的制裁。

Merlion Economist ferdinand marcos ? 20 hours ago
Makes no difference if you are Chinese Singaporean or native chinese in Singapore cause the only difference is a generation or two. Their still essentially made up of the same superior genetics that gets you Top on the PISA ranking.
No one is above the law unless its international law. Then theres a pecking order.
Thats just realism. That realism allows for the US to dominate the PH when it did.
Bogus claim is still a claim. Now if its the US that just came into Asia and said this island is mine like they did with Hawaii then yeah its bogus. But since there were chinese fishermen in the SCS that were named after them and Chinese in PH, then there is a linkage that helps legitimize the claim.
But at the end of the day, its guns that sort out claims, not law.
Sorry.

不管是新加坡华人还是在新加坡的中国人，都是差不多的，差别也只是先来后到一两代人而已。本质上他们都是拥有相同的优秀基因，这也使得他们在pisa测试中的成绩居于前列。
法律不能无视，除非是国际法，那里是讲的是丛林法则。
这就是现实，在现实中，美国就能主宰菲律宾的一举一动。
无效声明也是一种声明。今天如果美国人来到亚洲，说这个岛是美国的，就像他们攫取夏威夷曾用的手法，那么这就是伪造的声明。但是如果岛上先有中但是南中国海有中国渔民，名字也是根据中国来命名，而且菲律宾也有华人，所以中国的声明是合法的。但是最终还是靠枪炮来解决，而不是靠法律能解决得了的。悲伤

Merlion Economist ferdinand marcos ? 17 hours ago
I thought I was trying to keep it simple stupid with Big Guns, rather than long range highly mobile missile platform. I wasn't sure if the Filo could understand me.
The smart thing about the chinese is that they don't have to use their guns. Still get what they want like scarbrough shaol.
Has china responded to the challenge. Yes! by reclaiming islands and building runways and putting missile batteries on it.
US temporary. China permanent.

我想，简单的大炮是没什么，但长程导弹的高机动发射平台可不是说笑的。不知道菲律宾人能否理解这一点。
妙的是，中国不需要使用什么大炮，仍然能拿到他们想要的黄岩岛。
中国敢吱一声吗？ 废话！重新声明岛屿的主权，在岛上大建跑道，设置导弹，这算不？
美国挣得一时，中国挣得一世！