China's Position on South China Sea Arbitration

Unfortunately, just like

is, uh, just like,

uh... I, I have a note here. Uh, I think this is from

China. Uh, you should have joined the, uh, uh...

And may I read it? "China's position on the South China Sea

arbitration is clear,

consistent, and firm." They have no position.

"The arbitration violates fundamental principles of

international law." So what you signed, UNCLOS,

you mean violates international law. That's what you mean.

"The so-called award is illegal, null, and void," so say you,

"and has no binding force" because you don't want to be subjected to

UNCLOS. "China neither accepts nor recognizes the

award," of course, because you lost, "and opposes it

and will never accept any claim or action arising from it."

These are words slipped to me.

And there is a legal principle called res ipsa loquitur.

The thing speaks for itself. How can you deal with

a country in an international forum

beyond the question asked to me?

Disrespecting the organizers of this forum, how do

you expect to deal with it civilly?

I ask you the question, is this the right

paper to pose to me when I'm being asked a

question on the floor?

And how will you treat this kind of behavior?

It not only disrespects, shows...

If this is a Chinese position sent to me,

it not only disrespects international law,

throwing UNCLOS to the floor and trampling upon

it, but it also disrespects the basic decency

accorded,

that should be accorded to our most gracious hosts, the Republic of

Korea, and the rest of the audience here.

So perhaps basic decency and behavior is what

China needs to do.

Now, uh

thank you very much.