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

On July 13, the Roundtable Dialogue on South China Sea Security and the Launch Event for A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award, jointly organized by the Huayang Center for Maritime Cooperation and Ocean Governance (Huayang Center), the National Institute for South China Sea Studies (NISCSS), and the Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL), were successfully held in Hong Kong, China.

More than 100 experts and scholars, government officials, diplomatic representatives based in Hong Kong, and representatives of international organizations and media institutions attended the event. Participants came from China, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and other countries, as well as from the Hong Kong and Taiwan regions of China. The participants engaged in in-depth discussions on topics including “A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award: Jurisdiction, Legal Flaws, and Implementation Challenges,” “Assessment of the South China Sea Security Situation and Risk Response,” and “Maintaining Stability in the South China Sea: Laws, Rules, and Order.” The report A New Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Award was also officially launched during the event.