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NEWS & EVENTS

Roundtable Dialogue on South China Sea Security and Launch Event for A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award held in Hong Kong

JULY 14, 2026

Upcoming Event in Hong Kong: Roundtable Dialogue on South China Sea Security and Launch for A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award

JULY 10, 2026

American Scholars participated in Huayang Interview program

JUNE 30, 2026

The 14th Round of the China-U.S. Track II Dialogue on Maritime Affairs and International Law Held in Sanya

JUNE 28, 2026

RESEARCH

A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award

The National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS) and the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance established a research task force led by Dr. Wu Shicun, Chairman of the Huayang Center and Chairman of the Academic Committee of NISCSS, serves as Chief Expert. The team brought together leading scholars of international law from China and abroad. With legal support and advisory services provided by the London-based law firm Fietta LLP, the team prepared the report A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award and released it both in China and internationally. The report aims to subject the “South China Sea Arbitration Award” to renewed and rigorous academic scrutiny, identify the flaws in its legal reasoning, and assess its broader legal and practical consequences.

VIDEOS

Keynote Speech of Wu Shicun on ICES Annual Conference 2026

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Establish the True History of the South China Sea, Forge a New Narrative for the South China Sea

Live Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan | Munich Security Conference Concludes: “China’s Proposals” Will Surely Resonate

CCTV4 | Consultations on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea Enter Critical Period: Wu Shicun Warns of Philippines’ Potential Troublemaking

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CONFERENCES

South China Sea Sub-forum of Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 Held in Boao

2025 Rocky Mountain Retreat on China-U.S. Relations Held in Haikou

The 6th Symposium on Global Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance Held in Sanya

2025 Symposium on International Maritime Dispute Settlement and International Law was Held in Beijing

2025 Workshop on the Law and Practice of International Dispute Settlement was Held in Beijing

Seminar on the 25th Anniversary of the Beibu Gulf Delimitation Agreement Held in Hanoi: Lessons Learned and Future Bilateral Maritime Cooperation

TEAM

Wu Shicun

Dr. Wu Shicun is Chairman of the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance; Founding President, Chairman of the Academic Committee, and Senior Research Fellow of China’s National Institute for South China Sea Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in History and is a research fellow and doctoral supervisor. He is an Adjunct Professor of Nanjing University, a member of the Academic Committee of the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, and a member of the Second Policy Advisory Committee of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.