
但報道認為,裁決給予菲律賓等國與中國談判的籌碼。
在馬尼拉,大批民眾聚集,並放走代表菲律賓國旗顏色的汽球,高呼:「加油菲律賓,離開,中國! (Go Philippines — get out, China!)」
菲律賓是在2013年,其漁民在黃岩島遭到中國海警船驅趕後,將事件提交國際法庭仲裁。
中國指菲律賓違反聯合聲明及公布中不尋求第三方仲裁領海糾紛的原則,菲律賓則指中國侵犯其主權違反公布在先。
一名菲律賓示威者拿著中國「九段線」主張的地圖(參閱下圖)說:「你看,中國把領海劃到東南亞國家的對開海面,劃到我們家門前。」
下圖紅色為中國主張的「九段線」,紅線以內為中國宣稱的主權範圍,但中國從未解釋「九段線」宣稱的主權有何內容,例如是領海、經濟專屬或油氣開採等等。
藍線為各國200海里專屬經濟海域。

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