Japan, U.S. urge China to comply with tribunal ruling on South China Sea

Japan and the United States have urged China to respect the ruling of an international tribunal rejecting Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea, as Monday marked five years since the landmark decision.China's failure to comply with the ruling "undermines the rule of law as a fundamental value of the international community," Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said in a statement released Monday.In July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague ruled that China has no historic rights to resources in the South China Sea based on its expansive, self-proclaimed …READ FULL ARTICLE