Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims to South China Sea

Court in The Hague says ‘nine-dash’ line contravenes U.N. convention on maritime law

http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-claim-to-most-of-south-china-sea-has-no-legal-basis-court-says-1468315137?

China's South China Sea Claims Dashed by Hague Court Ruling

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-12/china-no-historic-right-to-south-china-sea-resources-court-says

Beijing defiant ahead of court ruling on its claims in South China Sea

Global Times, a nationalist Communist party tabloid, warns ‘provocateurs are doomed to fail’ in hours before verdict is handed down

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/12/china-defiant-ahead-of-court-ruling-on-its-claims-in-south-china-sea