China warns Taiwan independence 'means war' as US pledges support

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25. looks like you don't understand what "negotiations" are and

didn't read the legal points in the reference i cited. issues which preexist the adoption of the UNCLOS are not governed by it. Sovereignty issues are not governed by UNCLOS. It said this right in the decision. Thirdly, the Chinese signed the UNCLOS with reservations and exceptions to it's application.

The art of diplomacy is understanding the views of the opposing side. This is analysis rather than casting aspersions. Compulsory arbitration without jurisdiction are not negotiations. I see that Duterte has said he's not going to argue over some rocks and has gone back to inviting Chinese capital investments in the Philippines, just as US foreign investment in China continues to expand. Goldman Sacks, Walmart, Telsa. Whose side are they on? Most of this is just propaganda for the military industrial complex.

Taiwan also rejects the PCA determination. Whose side are they on?