"Some ASEAN countries are definitely not happy. Beijing's action can be seen as interference in ASEAN's centrality."

  "This is a blanket call for quiet, not some attempt to rally the region against China, which would play into a false narrative...

Beijing called the Philippines' claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea "baseless" and an "act of bad faith"

  "China will take no notice of the Hague ruling."

  "We call on both the Philippines and China to respect the ruling, to abide by it. It is final and legally binding...

 

  The court has no power of enforcement, but a victory for the Philippines could spur Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei to...

  "We certainly would urge all parties not to use this as an opportunity to engage in escalatory or provocative action."

  "We don’t currently foresee any increase in insurance costs as a result of the ruling."

"Vietnam strongly supports the resolution of the disputes in the South China Sea by peaceful means."

None of China's reefs and holdings in the Spratly Islands entitled it to a 200 mile exclusive economic zone,...

  "We won't accept any of their so-called materials, no matter what they are," China's Foreign Ministry spokesman...

  The case hinges on the legal status of reefs, rocks and artificial islands in the Scarborough Shoal and Spratly Island Group...

The crew was rescued after hours trying to stay afloat by hanging on to the sunk ship's bow