China flashes anger over Bishop remarks on ruling

لو کانگ سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه چین

لو کانگ سخنگوی وزارت امور خارجه چین Source: AAP

China has lodged a formal protest over comments by Australia's foreign minister after an international court ruling on the South China Sea. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled this week China's territorial claims in the disputed region are illegal. Julie Bishop has warned China its reputation would suffer if it ignored the decision, a warning which her Chinese counterpart says is shocking.



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