Facts on a decades-long dispute over islands


MANILA: An international court delivered a damning verdict against China in a Philippine challenge over Beijing-occupied territory in the South China Sea.

China claims most of the sea, even waters approaching neighbouring countries, based on a vaguely defined “nine-dash-line” found on a 1940s Chinese map. The Philippines, and other countries, dispute this claim.

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