FACT CHECK: International law backs PH claim to the West Philippine Sea
In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines in the South China Sea dispute, concluding that China violated the Philippines' sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone
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