China may damage its image in the international community if the country ignores the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the Philippines’s lawsuit against China’s claims in the East (South China) Sea, an expert in international law of the Republic of Korea (RoK) has said.
Such behaviour may also affect China’s diplomatic position on its path towards a developed nation, said Dr. Seo In Won from the RoK’s Asian Social Science Research Institute.
The expert told the Vietnam News Agency on July 23 that the court’s ruling that rejects China’s sovereignty claims in the East Sea is an example of peaceful solutions to maritime disputes.
He underlined the need for the international community to observe the ruling in order to settle disputes over marine resources and territory peacefully in the future.
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