Not a direct quote but:
A recent article stated that many countries have had their territorial claims referred to the Hague Tribunal by other aggrieved countries, only for them to completely reject the findings of the Tribunal when they perceive that it impacts on their national security or interests.
Nothing is new here, there are examples much closer to home. China is just following the lead of others and making a pure and simple territorial grab a la Ukraine/Crimea.
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