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Singapore studying implications of South China Sea ruling
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A worker browses a paper near a map of South China Sea with nine-dash line claims under Chinese territory on display at a maritime defense educational facility in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province, July 12. (Chinatopix via AP/-)
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ingapore is studying the Arbitral Tribunal's ruling on the South China Sea and its implications on the country and the wider region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Tuesday.
"Singapore has taken note of the Award made by the Arbitral Tribunal convened under Annex VII to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea [UNCLOS] on 12 July 2016 on the case between the Republic of the Philippines and the People's Republic of China.
"We are studying the Award and its implications on Singapore and the wider region," the ministry said in a statement.
"Singapore is not a claimant state and we do not take sides on the competing territorial claims. However, we support the peaceful resolution of disputes among claimants in accordance with universally-recognized principles of international law, including UNCLOS, without resorting to the threat or use of force.
"As a small state, we strongly support the maintenance of a rules-based order that upholds and protects the rights and privileges of all states," the MFA said.
