As long as China does not respect the EEZs of the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Indonesia in the South China Sea, China will never be a true friend of these countries’

Retired Justice Antonio Carpio delivered these remarks at a forum convened by the Stratbase ADR Institute to mark the seventh anniversary of the July 12, 2016 arbitral award on the South China Sea arbitration. Rappler is republishing this with his permission.

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